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45 Tips to Teach Kids to Stop Peer Cruelty
“Do you have any tips I can teach kids to stop peer cruelty?” a teacher asked. I smiled and I nodded. I’ve been developing ways we can teach kids to stop peer cruelty and
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10 Ways to Teach Emotional Literacy To Boost Empathy and Emotion IQ
Empathy Habit #1 EMOTIONAL LITERACY Your two-year-old looks at the tears in your eyes and gently pats your face. Your school-age child sees that his friend is sad and gently puts his arm on
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8 Ways Shaming Is Toxic to Kids and Moms
“You let your child sleep with you!!!?” “Why aren’t you breast-feeding??” “You’re ruining your kids Ivy-League chances if you don’t enroll him in that school!!!” “That’s a lame way to discipline!” Shaming is happening
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50 Books for Kids and Teens That Teach Empathy
Empathy Habit 4. MORAL IMAGINATION from UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World Using Literary Fiction and Film to Cultivate Empathy Books can transport children to other worlds and transform their hearts.
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8 Ways to Help Children Develop Caring Mindsets
Raising Kids To Think WE, Not ME! REALITY CHECK: 93 percent of adults feel we are failing to instill values in children. What’s more, “being kind and caring” isn’t even high on our kids’ priority
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9 Creative Ways for Kids to Write Thank Yous and Why They Should
REALITY CHECK: Did you know that writing a “thank you” note is a simple, proven way to boost your child’s gratitude? That’s what researchers from the University of California at Davis and Southern Methodist University
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When Parents Behave Badly
Solutions I shared on the TODAY show to six VERY bad, ugly parent behaviors that are affecting children’s character THE REALITY CHECK: • Referees giving parents lollipops are youth hockey games to stop them from yelling at
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6 Simple Ways Children Can Spread Kindness in Schools
Join the #UnSelfie Revolution to Raise Kids with Empathy, Moral Conviction and Courage To Make a Better World Practicing kindness is what helps children tune into other people’s feelings and needs, trust more, step out of their
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9 Ways to Help Kids Have a Stress-Free Summer
Join the #UnSelfie Project to Raise Kids with Empathy and Courage To Make a Better World Let’s be clear: our kids’ mental health is at stake and one inescapable reason is that they experienced a horrendous
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Identity Crisis: A Great New YA Book
Books have always been one of the best ways to tug at our children’s hearts, help them explore new worlds and possibilities and also examine their own ideas or views. Finding the right book
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