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Teaching Kids Compassion – Pay It Forward

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So, like many of you, this morning I was making my nearly daily run through the Starbucks drive-thru with two reasonably happy, lucky me, boys. I was in a great mood. The holidays are around the corner. Boys were laughing and we were headed to see some of our favorite people for OmCulture’s open kids […]

Tagged With: Infant & Toddler, Preschool

Teaching Kids to Be Kind in 2020

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Teaching kids to be kind is possible. Well, let’s be honest, kids are born kind. It’s up to the adults in their lives to nurture this natural quality. And let’s be clear. Being kind is more than holding the door for someone (although I do love that act of kindness). Our goal as parents and […]

Tagged With: Positive Parenting

101 Ways to Teach Kids Courage

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Being a parent is loaded with layers and layers of trying to do what is best for our kids. Every child is different. What ways can we teach kids courage?  What is the definition of courage? Courage is defined within a wide range. I read an article about courage recently. The article inspired this post. […]

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13+ Ideas that Will Help an Angry Child TODAY

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I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am the parent of an angry child. In other words, my son often has emotional outbursts as he is trying to process big feelings. I have read many books and articles on the topic. I am not an expert child psychologist or parenting guru […]

Tagged With: Book Lists, Positive Parenting

8 Simple Gratitude Projects for Kids & Families

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Check out these gratitude projects for kids & families just in time for Thanksgiving!  8 Gratitude Projects for Kids & Families Thanksgiving is such a lovely time of year. You often see extended family members that usually aren’t there. It’s a time when you eat a generous, absolutely delicious meal, from start to finish and […]

Tagged With: Mindfulness

Children’s Books to Teach Mindfulness

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Teaching kids mindfulness has many mental health benefits. This post contains a vetted list of mindfulness children’s books. On our journey to homeschooling, we continue to think long and hard about what and how to teach our two boys asking questions like: “Who are they?” “How do they learn?” “What do we want for them?” […]

Tagged With: Book Lists, Meditation, Mindfulness

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