The past week has been a challenging one for many. As we have discussed here on the site, and in Raising Poppies, gifted children feel more. These children have big emotions and they are in-tune with the world around them. Many poppies are empaths; they can feel the emotions of those around them, as if […]
Spooky Spider Candy Stuffed Cupcakes
We love spreading random acts of kindness during the holidays, and have shared ways to help others raise kind kids before, and this year, I’m trying to be intentional about helping the kids perform acts of kindness all year long. Halloween is a great excuse to surprise the neighbors! Before we moved to […]
Start School Like a Champion | Spread a Love of Reading
We’re proud to be working to share about this opportunity through a campaign with Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg Company, J.M. Smucker Company, and The HERSHEY’S Company. All opinions are mine alone. #StartSchoolLikeAChampion #CollectiveBias It doesn’t seem like the time to be thinking about back-to-school yet, does it? But, school supplies are […]
Random Acts of Kindness for Kids
We all want to raise our children to be kind, generous adults. As a parent, there are so many things we can do to help ensure that happens. One way is to teach random acts of kindness. Whether it’s helping a stranger load her groceries on the conveyor belt or picking up something someone dropped, […]
Random Acts of Kindness: An Advent Tradition
For years, I read all sorts of posts, articles, and status updates about the random acts of kindness people were planning or doing during the holiday season. I started pinning them to my Random Acts of Kindness Pinterest board so I had great ideas at my fingertips. A few years ago, I read them to my kids, and we […]