Wellbeing
“It’s been a classic story since Victorian times, though for most parents, it is sometimes a modern-day nightmare. We’ve all witnessed a Jekyll-to-Hyde transformation right before our eyes... with our children. Our saintly little angels become angry little demons bent on destroying anything and anyone who stands in their way. It’s only once they tire that they “change back”, leaving us to pick up the pieces in the wake of their wild emotion. Of course, we know it’s not their fault (most of the time). Being little people in a big world brings out new and strange feelings they don’t understand or get frustrated by.”
I read this quote from Dr. Justin Coulson and wondered if this may have been happening in your home with so many changes happening for our children. Is this why it is World Kindness Day on Saturday November 13th? Probably not but it may have come at a good time for your family.
World Kindness Day is a yearly event created to celebrate kindness and all of its wonderful benefits. It’s a wonderful opportunity to promote acceptance, diversity and love! It is a chance for everyone to take a step back and acknowledge what we have and how we can all bring a small ‘Act of Kindness’ into the lives of others. What can you do?
I shared with teachers the following clip, the ‘Kindness Boomerang'. I know some classes have also viewed it and followed up with Circle Time conversations. Please enjoy this and share it with your family. It’s simple yet very effective.
This ‘Kindness Boomerang’ takes on many forms in a school and I was privileged to witness this today between a teacher and a child and also a teacher and a parent. It brought me great joy!
A teacher carefully wrote a short note to a child telling them what a special child they are and how well they are working in class. Without the teacher knowing, the child reciprocated and snuck a beautifully handwritten note telling the teacher how wonderful she is and why she’s just ‘the best’!
During a meeting today via Zoom, a teacher shared the great learning successes with a parent about her child and the parent’s response was sincere appreciation of the teacher’s efforts as she shed tears of joy.
Three things in human life are important:
the first is to be kind;
the second is to be kind;
and the third is to be kind." - Henry James
Best wishes
Lindy
Learning Diversity & Wellbeing Leader