25 Acts of Kindness Calendar
Spreading Kindness
One of the best ways to teach our children about kindness is to model the behavior we want to see in them. For example, make a point of sharing with them. Be explicit when you do it. “Do you want to play with this too? I will be happy to share with you. I can see sharing makes you happy. When you are happy, I am happy. Sharing is Kind!”
Kindness has numerous benefits.
Sharing kindness with others makes us feel good. That is because our bodies release oxytocin when we make others happy.
Acts of kindness encourage us to feel gratitude for what we have in our lives.
Acts of kindness are building blocks for compassionate empathy. If we are able to control our actions in such a way as to affect others’ happiness, we are putting ourselves in their shoes and showing empathy.
Here are 25 ways you and your child can show kindness. Do it regularly and kindness will become a habit!
25 Acts of Kindness
Use this calendar as a jumping off point. You can print it out and check them off as you go. Or separate them out and place them in a jar to pick from randomly. You could even use them as filler for your child’s advent calendar! But be careful. It is easy to only do these acts of kindness around the holidays. But it is important for us all to strive to make kindness a habit that we practice all year round! If your child suggests an act of kindness, no matter how strange, try to go with it! Encouraging their attempts goes a long way to building that habit.
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