Making Compassion a Habit
Introducing young children to the concept of peace helps them return to those feelings of calm and contentedness when they experience emotional overwhelm. Linking the feeling of peace with a particular person, like a parent, teacher or friend helps reinforce for kids that they’re not alone when they need help regulating.
With a quarantine in progress across many parts of the world, now is a perfect opportunity to encourage kids to be of service at home (they might disagree, but stay with me here).
I am often urging my children to be more kind. But what does that really mean?
Recently one afternoon I was at my wit's end with the girls and the verge of losing my cool. I didn't want to yell, but it was one of those parenting moments we've all experienced when our kids...
My younger daughter turned three earlier this month, and in keeping with our new birthday tradition I wanted us to do three acts of kindness in honor of her third birthday. We kept the acts...
This week's kindness project is an idea that was inspired by some of our dear friends. It's a ritual they started after moving into their new home. Â Â Any time they have new guests, they...
There is no other word quite like mother.  For many, like myself, the word represents someone who is the purest form of selfless devotion, someone who epitomizes unconditional love and...
One night a few weeks ago when the girls were taking a bath, they got into a tiff over a bath toy. Â My 2-year old wanted the toy that my older daughter was playing with. Â My older daughter...
During our recent Mindful Compassion Picnic, my 5-year-old wanted to send "kind thoughts" to her great-grandmother Lainie who lives by herself in Florida. So this morning we decided to put...
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