My 6 year old fell off the monkey bars as school and hurt her ear, losing the back of her earring. I was called to school as she was very upset as she was hurt. I went to the sickbay to see four of her school friends all huddled around her comforting her, which brought…
Mindfulness is a meditative practice that involves learning to pay attention to the present moment with an attitude of openness and kindness.If there was a way to help kids pay more attention, exercise more generosity and kindness with their peers, perform better in school, and be more aware of themselves and others, would you try…
What is the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?Have you ever been asked to do a task – maybe you were starting a new job – and you believed before you started that you wouldn’t be good at it? Maybe you thought to yourself, ‘I am not going to be able to do this,’ only to try it out…
Pet ownership can teach kids many important values and build positive character traits like giving, empathy and kindness. One of the overlooked opportunities of pet ownership, particularly if it is the right pet, is teaching our children how to care for something dependent on them. Kids can learn the art of kindness and compassion through…
.“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).” – James Baraz .Over the Easter holidays, I found myself sitting in…
. I was working a corporate job I hated but the money was decent. It was about three days before Christmas. I’d headed to the supermarket for groceries and in the ice cream section I found a woman weeping. I asked her what was wrong and she explained that her husband had cleared out the…
. There is so much in the news about the bad kids and not enough about the good kids. I want to tell you what happened to my grandsons due to their kindness to elderly people. During “Children’s Moment” at church on Sunday, our Children’s Minister told the kids that when he was in the…
. Today I took my two boys ages 5 & 7 to my workplace to give my colleagues some Christmas Cheer. The boys handed out chocolates and lollies, and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Towards the end of our morning Casey (the 5 year old) says to me “it’s nice being kind to people, isn’t it…
I’d spent almost 2 hours washing and ironing on Sunday morning and asked each of my children to come and get their piles of clothing from the kitchen table to put away. About 30 minutes later, my youngest son yelled out to find out where I was. He came to my bedroom and said, “mum,…
I found this anonymous note on a student’s locker recently. I still don’t know who wrote it. It says ‘Hi! I hope you’re having a good day! And if you’re not, I’m sorry. Either way, here’s a kitten – From someone who thinks you are awesome!’ – Andrew, Principal at George Waters Middle School 😛
. The holidays are coming around again. When my daughter was approaching her first Christmas I decided she had too many toys. Not wanting to throw them away, she and I sorted through and decided what we would keep and what we would donate. I didn’t know what I was starting! When her younger sister…
. I went on a south sea cruise for a writer’s workshop, the first time I’d had taken a holiday. I didn’t really know what to do with myself if it wasn’t helping someone else. I felt surrounded by decadence and when we had a stopover on a small pacific island I noticed the adults…