Do you love school holidays? It’s awesome to spend more time with kids who are usually at school… but the change in the day-to-day schedule can sometimes feel a bit difficult as well (for adults and kids!). Routines are thrown out the window, the kids don’t see their friends every day, and mama has to go… {read more}
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5 Activities to Learn about Kindness (Bucket Filler Resources)
Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids is a fun and effective introduction to what kindness is. Our family loves it so much that we use it at home and share it with friends all the time. A few months ago, my husband and I visited our sons’ classrooms (preschool and Grade… {read more}
“Rosie & Blue” Free Printable Colouring Sheet
A few months ago I introduced you to Rosie and Blue, two loveable characters who teach young children about virtues. Read more about them and where they came from in this post. Rosie and Blue are nearly ready to make their first puppet show appearance but until then – here’s a colouring page to enjoy… {read more}
5 Ways to Ease Your Family’s Transition to Winter
A few years ago, I recognised that I tend to feel a bit down during the winter season. To me winter meant not wanting to get out of bed because I’m so cold… going out in the wind and rain… defrosting the car… dealing with colds and flu… shorter days… less sun… and I actually… {read more}
How to Create Family Rules that Work
In my ebook How to Build Character at Home I discuss creating family rules that reflect your values. Creating our family rules (kindly tongue, gentle hands, and respect the environment) has probably been one of the best parenting decisions we ever made. Why? Because each family member knows what is expected of them, and these… {read more}
How to Teach Friendliness to Young Children
One reason parents think about teaching character traits to kids is so that they can help their children get along well with others. Being a good friend consists of so many virtues: truthfulness, courtesy, kindness, forgiveness, and the list goes on. When we think about teaching friendliness, then, where do we start? I think one of the… {read more}
The Keys to a Better Bedtime Routine
Sponsored by Finlee and Me Lots of people are asking me how the transition has been from two kids to three. Baby girl is almost 4 months old now, and I’m happy to say that I’m still sane and we’re all well fed and alive. It helps that I had organised my house for the new baby… {read more}
Review: Storybooks to Help Kids Deal with Big Emotions
Today I’m excited to share some wonderful storybooks that help kids deal with big emotions – specifically worry, anger and sadness. I’ve been pondering a lot about emotions lately (here and here are two recent posts I have written on the topic) and I find resources like the ones I’m sharing today not only helpful for the children,… {read more}
