Raising the Kindest Generation: How to Teach Kids Today to Care, Give, and Do Good

By Katie Arnold-Ratliff, Senior Features Editor
October 07, 2020
For Parents in 2020, Raising Kind Kids is Most Important


We want our kids to be happy. We want them to do well. But, according to the first-ever Parents Value Study, most of all, we want them to be forces of good in this world.
By Meredith Bryan

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5 Social and Emotional Skills to Teach Kids That Will Help Them be Kind

If you want to teach your child how to make the world better, you must first teach them how to make themselves stronger.
By Megan Braden-Perry

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15 Simple Ways to Spread Kindness with Kids

Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, you can start becoming a more caring family with these ideas for helping strangers, practicing mindfulness, and supporting your community.
By Megan Braden-Perry

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An Age-by-Age Guide to Explaining Privilege to Kids

To stand up for what’s right in the world, we need to be attuned to what’s wrong. That’s where you, your kid, and this essential conversation come in.
By Juno DeMelo

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4 Kid Milestones That Help Them Become Kinder Adults

Sure, learning to use the potty is a huge milestone, but so is learning to put others first! Developmental experts explain how children learn to be kind from preschool to grade school, and offer ways parents can encourage their budding caring qualities.
By Alice Oglethorpe

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7 Ways to Fix Your Child’s Unkind Behavior

On the road to altruism, there are sure to be speed bumps. Here’s how to correct not-so-nice behavior when you see it.
By Ingela Ratledge Amundson

Photo: Daymion Mardel
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