Being a mother isn’t easy! There…I admitted it!! Now I didn’t say it wasn’t amazing or rewarding, I just it is not easy! There are so many things we are supposed to, and need to, teach our children. ABCs, How to Read, How to use the toilet, How not to be spoiled while spoiling them and How to Grow up to be a good person that functions in society, plays well with others and doesn’t lie, cheat or steal. See there, now that is some pressure on us moms. That is why I say, Being a mother is NOT easy!!!

There are some nights I go to sleep, staring at my children’s beautiful faces and the fears of the world slam down on me and I just hope and wish that my babies will forever be happy, healthy and safe. There is little we can control about the outside world BUT there is a lot we can do, as mothers, to teach out children to be good citizens. I try to teach my children to be fair, honest and kind but some times I need help and tips on how to actually do this so today I thought I would write a small list of tips to promote Kindness

There are a few tricks I have found to really work when trying to teach my kids ways to make friends and to make others feel included.

Tips To Help Raise Kind Children

1-Learn about others: Whether it’s the beginning of the school year or there is a new student in the class I put the kids to work. For example I often send my son Derek into school with an assignment. He has to come home and tell me 3 superheroes that one person likes. Then the next day I make him find out at least one person that likes baseball like he does. By the third day he typically he has things to tell me about the kids without me even giving him a job!

2-SHARE: No, it’s not my job to supply all the kids in the class with my son’s favorite Pokemon cards BUT when he has so many cards and there are a select few kids he is playing with, I encourage him to share his cards. To give a a friend a card or two. It teaches him to share and makes the other kids feel special and included.

3-Be Welcoming To Friends: Sometimes kids pair up, it’s a fact of life. I pair up with my closest friends but it never means I want anyone to feel left out. I tell the kids if they see someone on the playground that is alone to run up and ask them to come play. Maybe the other child doesn’t want to play but at least they were asked!

4-BE KIND: No, I don’t think my kids need to be best friends with every kid in the class but YES they MUST be nice! End of Story!! I don’t let them be mean and if they are they have to go up to the child, look them in the eye and say SORRY!! They must look them in the eye!!

A lot of times my children learn lessons from stories from shows. Here is what’s currently streaming on Netflix to help remind kids (and parents) that lying and wrong doing has consequences

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

For your little kids:

1. The Gruffalo
2. Care Bears: S1E8, Untruths and Consequences
3. Veggie Tales in the House: S1E9, Lie-monade
4. Little Princess: S1E9, I Didn’t Do It

For your big kids:

1. Totally Spies!
2. A.N.T. Farm: S3E9, Pants on Fire
3. Spy School
4. Jessie: S1E14, World Wide Web of Lies

And for teens and parents:

1. Bloodline
2. Revenge
3. The Bling Ring
4. Pretty Little Liars

Comments

Hilary says

May 4, 2015 at 11:22 am

This is great and it’s actually a conversation I’ve been having with my eldest. She told me that she and her friends started a friendship club. (Oh no I thought.. so it begins). I told her that she can only have this club if she and her friends don’t exclude anyone. And on top of that, they need to be kind and respectful to others. I know we all had “clubs” growing up, but someone always feels left out somehow. The good thing is that the club involves all the girls in her class. I really love #1 though, about learning something about the other kids. I think that’s great.

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