Ep. 165: Cultivating Kindness

<p><span style="color: #1176bc"><a style="color: #1176bc" href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/ep-165-cultivating-kindness"><strong> SHOW NOTES</strong></a></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Join my <strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/sunshineparenting" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">PATREON</a></strong> squad for special perks, including bonus podcast episodes, exclusive posts, and resources. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><strong><a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a></strong> for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families.</span></p> <p>Kindness is a character trait we value highly in our friends, family members, and co-workers, and yet our kids may not know how much we want them to be kind, considerate, contributing members of their community. For World Kindness Day (November 13 - the day this episode is being released), I'm doing a deep dive into simple ideas for raising kinder kids and creating a kinder world. Let's focus on kindness, not just today but every day.</p> <h3><span style="color: #1176bc">BIG IDEAS</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">80% of the youth surveyed agreed with the statement, “My parents are prouder if I get good grades in my classes then if I'm a caring community member in class and school."</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">We need to focus on raising kinder humans.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">Giving a compliment is a really simple way to spread kindness and also to show our kids a really, really important social skill.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">"Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree."</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400">It is really important that we have a growth mindset about the character trait of kindness and realize that it is a trait that we can cultivate in ourselves and in our children.</span></li> <li><span style="font