Help the Hungry All November
I’ve been doing a little bit of prep work for November.
That’s the trick, obviously. Accomplishing even the simplest Kitchen Table Projects as a family, much less more involved efforts in the community, requires a quick look ahead...
Operation Paperback
Check out Operation Paperback for a great project that doesn’t take long and is energizing for a young, enthusiastic reader.
Miss First-Grader is consuming simple chapter books at a pace that puts me in the mood for a good Nancy Drew....
Our Kind of World
Thanks to the suggestion of another Doing Good Together family, we’ve started a doing good journal. We call it “Our Kind of World” and it has helped redouble everyone’s efforts to notice the good that happens everyday.
For...
Literary Toolbox: Above All Be Kind
Above All Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times by Zoe Wiel is the next parenting book to surface in my bedside stack. Somehow, in the serendipitous way that books often have, it seems to have the exact message I needed just now.
Maybe...
Help Your Teen Find Meaningful Service Opportunities
Guest post by Marie Schwartz, the President & Founder of TeenLife Media, founded to help families like hers find opportunities for their teens.
Volunteering as a family carries many benefits. As Jenny Friedman has shared with us, children...
The Beating Heart of Kindness
I simply don’t practice kindness in its purest form often enough – offered unasked-for to total strangers. This is something I’m trying to get our whole family to work on.
Don’t get me wrong. The kids and I smile warmly...
Good Intentions
Your insights here are welcome! You see, now that I have a first grader, and all of the attending scheduling possibilities (piano, girl scouts, gymnastics…. you know the list), I’m struggling to put together a calendar that reflects...
Kinder Book Club: The Next Place
For any child struggling with the idea of death or, in fact, anyone of any age dealing with the loss of a loved one, The Next Place by Warren Hanson offers a wonderfully poetic starting place.
Hanson’s simple lyrics provide a vivid, if...
