Four on Friday: World Kindness Day
It’s World Kindness Day! It’s a Friday the 13th during the craziest year to date and rather than being superstitious today, let’s shower the world in kindness (while wearing a mask and maintaining social distance)!
Find something that you can do to spread some kindness today – maybe it’s paying for someone’s coffee this morning, maybe it’s donating some food or supplies to a shelter, maybe it’s taking a deep breath and acknowledging that you’re doing the best you can right now. If every single person did just one act of kindness today, that would be 7.8 billion acts of kindness shared around the world, which would be utterly amazing.
Teaching kids to be kind and empathetic isn’t always easy. But, by putting in the work when they are little, it makes the whole growing up thing a lot better. And remember, being kind to yourself, asking for help when you need it, is just as important as being kind to your neighbors, friends, and strangers. Share these four books with your little one to empower them to be kind to themselves and to others! Go out and be kind!
Four on Friday: World Kindness Day
- I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds
- Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
- Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell, illustrated by David Catrow
- Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind by Jessica Hische
Here are ten more picture books about kindness from a previous blog post I wrote. And if you’re looking for even more, check out this list from A Mighty Girl!
