An expert in cultivating kindness shares practical tips with Noggin parents.

Dr. Thomas Lickona wrote the book on raising kind kids: How to Raise Kind Kids. Now he’s sharing some winning strategies that Noggin families can try to power up kindness in their own homes.

“You can coach kindness just like you would coach a sport,” he said. “You have to do it patiently. You have to demonstrate it, and then you give your child a chance to imitate what you’ve just demonstrated. Then you have to practice it, give positive, encouraging feedback, and then gradually back off and watch them do it with less help.”

Here are 11 specific ideas that Dr. Lickona (very kindly!) shared with Noggin:

1. Talk the Talk!

Research shows that when parents tell kids they are “kind” and “generous” people (rather than praising a behavior as kind), kids start to think of themselves as kind people. Dr. Lickona explains, “They take pride in being that sort of person, the kind of person who shares, the sort of person who is generous.” Try saying: “You are such a kind big brother to help your sister find her teddy bear” or “You are a generous person! That’s why you shared your cookie.”

2.  Give Kids Real Responsibilities 

Consider giving your kids one chore for each year of age to help them learn to take pride in being helpful. Dr. Lickona notes that being helpful is at the core of kindness: “It means being aware of others’ needs, noticing them, helping without being asked.” He said kids are capable of a lot more than parents might realize at home: they can help care for siblings, clear the table, make beds, sweep…

3.  Set a Good Example

Be kind to your family members, your friends, and other people you interact with. Ask others how they are, listen, and offer to help. Kids are watching and will learn from your example.

4.  Make Sure Your Kids Pay Attention to Your Good Example

Your kids are watching you…but make sure they understand what you’re doing and why. For example, if you donate to a local library, you could tell your child, “I love books because they help us learn and imagine, and I love our local library because it helps all kids find books they’ll love. When I can, I give money to the library to help more kids read great books!”

5.  Create a Peace Table at Home

Create a “talk it out space” or “peace table” where family members can go to go to solve problems. When two people arrive at the table, they should take two deep breaths. Each should talk about what he or she wants. Then each person should talk together about what’s fair, and compromise. This will help your kids learn that it’s OK to have conflicts … and then work them out with kindness and respect.

6.  Share Real-Life Examples of Kind Kids

Dr. Lickona said sharing stories of kind things other kids have done can inspire your kids to think creatively about how they can help. For example, he shared the story of a 4-year-old neuroblastoma patient, Alex Scott, who raised $2,000 with a lemonade stand in her front yard to help doctors find cures for kids battling cancer. That lemonade stand has turned into a non-profit cancer research organization that has funded nearly 1,000 research projects at 135 institutions.

7. Read/Watch Kindness Focused Stories

It’s important to model kindness for your kids — but it’s also important to expose them to stories and characters (from books, TV, or movies) that show kids the goodness in the world. “When you see all those different examples, you then start to have a conversation: ‘Well, what can we do? What can we do in our neighborhood? What can we do in our community?’”

8. Be a Family on a Mission

Dr. Lickona said creating a family mission statement highlighting kindness helps families create a higher sense of purpose. “It becomes your reference point as a family, something that guides you is everyday family life. You really develop a sense of who you are as a family, a shared sense of purpose, a shared identity: this is who we are as a family, we care about these things.”

9. Clean Up Your Neighborhood 

When Dr. Lickona takes his grandkids for walks, he tells them there are three kinds of citizens: the kind who litters, the kind who never litters, and the kind who picks up litter to make the community clean and beautiful for everybody. “That becomes part of their identity,” he said. “You can do this kind of thing at a very early age. And the wonderful thing is that kids will take pleasure in it.”

10. Volunteer Together

Find local causes — from helping at a soup kitchen to cleaning up a local park — that matter to your family and volunteer together. Kids will remember the experience, and it will help them learn how to empathize with others.

11. Support a Cause You Care About

Dr. Lickona recommends designating three family jars for coins: spending, saving, and giving. Your child can help to pick a charity where they can donate the “giving” coins once the jar is full.

Are there any other ways YOUR family likes to teach your kids kindness? Share your tricks on Noggin’s Facebook!

10 Ways Your Kid Can Change the World

No job is too big, no kid is too small! Nonprofit leaders share ways that kids can start changing the world today!

Kids are little, but they can change the world!

There is mounting scientific evidence that young children have a natural inclination to be kind and helpful, and there’s a lot that parents can do to encourage them to make caring for others part of daily life.

Noggin gathered up some specific ideas from charitable organizations to inspire you and your child:

1. Be Kind to Others… And Yourself

“Take the time to tell other kids that you like them and think they are special. Even if they are different than you. Just a few kind words can make a huge difference in someone’s day. And that includes being kind to yourself. We can be so hard on ourselves sometimes. Always remember to be proud of who you are and know that you are not alone. We are all in this together, and your love and kindness will make the world a better place to live.”

— Amit Paley, CEO & Executive Director, The Trevor Project

2. Send Care Packages to Far Away Members of the Military

“Sometimes members of the military have to stay far away from their families for months at a time. One of the things service members enjoy most of all is receiving letters and care packages from home. Kids can draw pictures, write letters, and send care packages to service members. Kids and parents can even work with schools to put together “thinking of you” packages to those serving overseas. It is an easy and fun way to show you care.”

— BG Cindy Jebb, Dean of the Academic Board, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

3. Take Care of Your Local Park

“It is so important to foster a relationship with our public spaces from a young age. Getting young children out to their local park is a great way to instill a sense of affection — and responsibility — for the planet and its many inhabitants. This can be as simple as admiring trees, birds, and insects, and teaching them to be conscious of litter. Encouraging stewardship is more crucial than ever in a generation that, unfortunately, has been born into climate change and all of its consequences.”

— Dan Garodnick, President, Riverside Park Conservancy

4. Protect the Planet

“Our planet needs our kindness now more than ever. The way we live has changed a lot in recent years, and some of these changes have led to global warming — it’s like the planet has a fever. This makes it harder for all kinds of life to do what they normally do and to be healthy – from people to dogs and cats to fish in the ocean to trees and flowers. The good news is we can all do our part to help. This includes things like recycling and composting, turning off the lights when we leave a room, and biking and walking instead of driving cars. All of these can help the planet. Earth is the only home we have, so it’s important we do what we can to keep it safe and beautiful.”

— Helen Mountford, Vice President of Climate & Economics, World Resources Institute

5. Help Animals

“Every day, kids have a chance to help make the world a better place — and you can start in your own home or back yard! First, take a look around at the animals you see in your own neighborhood. Encourage your child to think about what they might eat and where they might live. Ask why it might be important for people to try and protect their homes. For another fun activity, try planting a native plant or flower that will attract bees and butterflies. Bees and butterflies are so important because they go on to help pollinate other plants and flowers that are important to our environment. For more fun project ideas for how to help animals, people, and the environment we all share that you can do with your child, visit rootsandshoots.org.”

— Kamilah Martin, Vice President, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots USA

6. Feed The Hungry — Especially Kids Living In Hunger

“A great way to role model kindness, and teach your children how to make a difference in the world, is to take action on behalf of the 1 in 7 kids living with hunger in America. Young children can help in lots of ways: asking for donations to an anti-hunger charity instead of birthday presents, drawing a picture for their pre-school teacher thanking them for all they do to feed kids in their care, or baking muffins with an adult’s help and hosting a Bake Sale for No Kid Hungry.”

— Caron Gremont, Director of Early Childhood Hunger, No Kid Hungry

7. Help Babies in Poverty

“We love when families want to get involved in the issue of family need! There are lots of ways for young people to get involved in helping others who live in poverty. I think the key is to have age-appropriate conversations about need and see what your child would like to see change. Identify the issue area first and then talk about how your child could make a difference in that issue. We’ve had children who wanted to be sure every baby had diapers like their new baby sister or brother so they’ve asked friends to bring diapers to their birthday party instead of gifts. I’ve seen new readers who want every child to have books in their home so they gathered with friends to donate gently used books. We’ve been amazed by the creativity and passion of some of our youngest donors and volunteers. We want to build a world where giving back — time, ideas, dollars — is commonplace.”

— Corinne Cannon, Founder and Executive Director, Greater DC Diaper Bank

8. Help at Home

“Be kind in simple ways like putting away your toys when you’re done playing, sharing your toys with others and asking if you can share what they are using. Ask your parents or sibling if you can help them with a chore. Do what’s being asked of you even if it’s not exactly what you want to be doing at that moment. Draw a picture for someone you love. Spend some extra time with your pets showing them how much you love them. Kindness is important because it makes you and those around you feel special when it’s happening. It shows how much good there is in the world and you’re a big part of that!”

— Brooke Jones, Vice President, The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation

9. Bring Cheer To Senior Citizens

“The thing about kindness is it’s free, easy, and appreciated by all ages. Seniors are at high risk of depression and isolation or often live away from their families and grandchildren and have lost many friends and family. Children have the ability to bring smiles, giggles, and warmth, which combats all of that. It’s simple: sit and talk to an older adult you might encounter, hold a door, or just ask them if they need help. If it’s a neighbor, make a friendly visit or get their mail each day. Make a homemade card or picture. Find a senior center or nursing home and stop by. Try making a game out of being kind: Ask your child to count how many seniors they can talk to today or how many smiled when you visited. Just being aware of an older adult who lives nearby or who you pass on the street or store and acknowledging them is huge.”

— Lois Celeste, Executive Director, Saratoga Senior Center

10. Find A Problem You’re Passionate About … and Fix It!

“The thing about kindness is it’s free, easy, and appreciated by all ages. Seniors are at high risk of depression and isolation or often live away from their families and grandchildren and have lost many friends and family. Children have the ability to bring smiles, giggles, and warmth, which combats all of that. It’s simple: sit and talk to an older adult you might encounter, hold a door, or just ask them if they need help. If it’s a neighbor, make a friendly visit or get their mail each day. Make a homemade card or picture. Find a senior center or nursing home and stop by. Try making a game out of being kind: Ask your child to count how many seniors they can talk to today or how many smiled when you visited. Just being aware of an older adult who lives nearby or who you pass on the street or store and acknowledging them is huge.”

— Lili Strasser, Customer Experience, GoFundMe

You can find other ways you can help your kids spread kindness every day at home in 11 Ways to Raise Kind Kids, an interview with Dr. Thomas Lickona, a professor of education known as the “father of modern character education.”

Are there any other ways YOUR little heroes have helped improve the world around them? Share your inspirations on Noggin’s Facebook!

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Upcycle with your crafty kid to create Valentine’s Day gifts made from the heart!

Love is in the air this time of year, so celebrate with your preschool sweetheart by turning your recycling into artsy, Earth-friendly gifts!

  1. Turn an empty milk carton into a “Love Bunny Planter” 
  2. Create a decorative “Heart Stamper” from a toilet paper roll
  3. Transform jars into “Love Lights” 
  4. Place “Notes from the Heart” in an upcycled container

Love Bunny Planter

Transform an empty half-gallon milk carton into a Love Bunny Planter. 

Materials: 

Instructions: 

  1. This step is for a grown-up: Use a pair of scissors to cut bunny ears and a bunny tail into the front and back of the empty milk carton. 
  2. Paint the milk carton with your child to make it look like a bunny rabbit. 
  3. When it’s dry, ask your little gardener to spoon soil into the bunny and then poke holes and sprinkle in the seeds or beans.
  4. Place it in the window so it can get sun. Remember to give it just a little water (try not to make any muddy puddles)!
  5. The Love Bunny Planter also makes a great gift for family members with green thumbs.

Heart Stamper

Don’t lose it, reuse it! Turn an empty toilet paper roll into a heart stamper. 

Materials: 

Create a heart shape out of the toilet paper roll

Instructions:

  1. Ask your child to squish a toilet paper roll down so it is flat. Then he or she can push one of the points inward to create a heart shape. While your little one holds the heart in place, you can tape around it. It’s no longer a TP roll: It’s a heart stamper!
  2. Squeeze some paint onto a paper plate or other surface. 
  3. Ask your child to dip the heart stamper into the paint and then press it down on a piece of paper. Decorate as much or as little as you want.
  4. When it’s dry, you can cut up the paper to create small cards or create a huge heart poster together!

Love Lights

Light up your little sprite’s heart by crafting jar lights together.

Materials: 

Instructions:

  1. Prep by cutting hearts out of the tissue paper. By about 4 years old, many children can learn how to fold the paper in half and cut out heart shapes. Try it together!
  2. Your little artist can dip the brush into the glue and paint a thin layer of glue on the outside of the glass jar. 
  3. Stick the hearts onto the glue. You can keep them separate or overlap them. Be creative with the heart designs!
  4. Once the surface is dry, paint more glue on the outside. Let it harden. 
  5. Use a votive candle (or a battery-operated “flame”) to spruce up your family’s dinner table!

Notes from the Heart 

Here’s a craft that never fails, it’ll make kids want to wag their tails! Create this container full of love notes and schedule a “mail time” session for the family, allowing each member to read a special love note.

Materials: 

Instructions:

  1. Your little artist can paint the outside of your box in your favorite colors. We picked pink for Valentine’s Day, but any color you love will work!
  2. Decorate.
  3. While it’s drying, cut the paper into small pieces and work with your child to draw pictures or create little love notes to put inside the box. Encourage your little one to express himself or herself with drawings, smiley faces, hearts, or little notes. We all know that everything he or she creates — even dots or doodles — is precious! 
  4. On Valentine’s Day, your child can spread cheer by letting friends and family pick a “Note from the Heart” out of the box!

Happy crafting! 

 

Did you know that family plays an important role in helping kids to form their identities and to develop their sense of self? This gives them an understanding of how they fit into the world. Noggin’s family section is designed to spark conversations and inspire ideas that we hope will help to create stronger family bonds.

This month, a section of Noggin’s app is focused on family! Launch the app and look for the “Family” button in the nav. Noggin’s family section is designed to spark conversations and inspire ideas that we hope will help to create stronger family bonds.

Sing-Along with us!

Families are different and come in all shapes and sizes, but the one thing families have in common is love. Watch Noggin’s “Welcome Home Family” song with your little one and use the song to prompt a conversation with your child about what makes your family special.

Play Along with the Guppies! 

This month, learn about family with the Bubble Guppies. When the Guppies learn that Molly is a soon-to-be big sister, they dive into fin-tastic facts about babies. 

TIP: While playing along with this “Bubble Baby” interactive video, talk with your child about the characteristics of big kids (themselves) and babies!

Read Dora’s Bedtime Explorers eBook

Dora and her siblings follow a special betime routine. Is Dora’s family like yours at bedtime? After reading the eBook with your little one, with your kids and then discuss the routines your family follows and/or routines they’d like to put in place (like reading an eBook every night). 

TIP: If toothbrushing causes trouble in your household, try singing Dora and Boot’s toothbrushing song featured in “Bedtime Explorers.” This little tune can become a part of your bedtime routine!

 

10 Tips From a Child Development Expert.

Imagine you want to help your preschooler learn important math and reading skills to get ready for school. What’s next?

A.  Download a popular alphabet or numbers app

B.  Buy some colorful flashcards.

C.  Practice the alphabet and counting to 10

D.  None of the above

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a developmental psychologist, best selling author, and mother/grandmother to her own incredible children, says the right answer is D, none of the above.

“Let’s look at flashcards seriously, or the digital apps that are flashcard-y,” she says. “What they do is they build parrots.”

After you return the flashcards, what should you do?

Dr. Hirsh-Pasek thinks parents and children should play together in fun, simple, low-budget ways that teach math, reading, and more — without encouraging kids to memorize and repeat things like parrots!

Play “is not frivolity,” she says: it’s how children learn. And, while kids can play on their own, play becomes a more powerful learning tool when parents are involved.

“Playing on your own is kind of fun, but it’s not as rich as playing with someone else,” she explains. “Parents are the ones who can best make play work. We create the balance, the energy, and add the layers that not only make play fun, but make play enriching.”

Dr. Hirsh-Pasek suggests 10 ways families can play to build their child’s brain power:

1. Play imagination games: Play make believe and dress up to imagine the world from others’ perspectives. Try “treasure hunts,” hiding things under chairs and cushions for your little one to find. “It helps kids learn to see beyond what’s right in front of their eyes — to imagine what’s coming.”

2. Play with cause and effect: A simple game of hide and seek can turn kids’ minds “on.” “That’s play, but it’s also teaching them that you’re going to reappear,” explains Dr. Hirsh-Pasek. Also try rolling, throwing, and kicking balls together. Where do they go? Why? Build a tower and knock it over. These games help your child learn intro math skills and how the world works.

3. Play with rhythm and rhyming: When you play clapping games or make up silly rhymes, your child is learning the foundations of patterns, which are important in math and reading.

4. Play waiting games: like Musical Chairs and Simon Says. These help kids learn to listen and wait. Impulse control is an important social-emotional skill that helps children thrive in school and life.d reading.

5. Read and tell stories together:“When you are playing with stories, and jumping into the storyline, you’re learning about the importance of a narrative, about character, about having conflict and resolving that conflict,” Dr. Hirsh-Pasek explains. “That’s the foundation for literacy and reading.”

6. Build Together: “When you’re playing with blocks, you’re using words like over, under, around, in, and through — spatial words that will help be the foundation for later mathematical skills and other STEM skills,” Dr. Hirsh-Pasek says.

7. Explore everyday materials: When you draw or paint together, your child is honing his or her observation and sensory skills — and boosting vocabulary. When your child bangs on surfaces, he learns the properties of new materials. Which makes a loud sound: a metal bowl or a squishy pillow?

8. Play outside: Explore your backyard, a local park, or a nearby playground to develop curiosity and problem-solving skills. Dr. Hirsh-Pasek says: “Did you ever notice that when you drop water on the sidewalk on a summer day, the water disappears? What’s that about? What’s it about when we see our shadow on a sunny day? What’s it like when we make snow angels? When we have to build that snowman, we position one piece on top of the other, so it doesn’t fall over. That’s physics!”

9. Make your home into a “playscape”: Leave drawing materials, puzzles, dress-up supplies, or games around your home where your child can find them. Museums and parks can design their spaces to encourage “playful learning,” and so can you.

10. Allow yourself to (re)discover the world with your child: Dr. Hirsh-Pasek says: “If you can throw away the constraints of being an adult for a while and see the world through your child’s eyes, you will discover a whole new world. Why does a door handle open a door? What makes the water come out of a spigot? Where’s that water come from anyway? Is it coming from the ocean? Is it the same water that goes in the bathtub? Why does my ducky float? See the world from their point of view, and you will see there are adventures absolutely everywhere.”

Get Inspired by Family Routines and Traditions Shared by Moms

Does your family do taco Tuesdays, game nights, or special bedtime lullabies?

If so, it sounds like you have family traditions — routines and rituals that help families grow stronger and that help kids develop values and identity! Family traditions contribute to kids’ healthy early development: they are linked with learning language, building social skills, and later success in school.

The beginning of the new year and new decade might be a good time to assess your own family traditions and consider creating new ones that reflect what makes your little team special. We asked 100 moms to share their favorite traditions: you can borrow, adapt, or build your own!

Food Traditions

Lots of preschool family traditions focus on one of our favorite things: food! 

Eating Together
“We eat dinner together pretty much every single day. I think it is important for us to spend time together and talk about anything at least once a day. It is fun for us to spend time together.” – Brandy

“We have dinner with my in-laws twice a week. My son likes spending time with his grandparents.” — Kelly

Cooking Together
“We do family cooking time at least once a week with my little ones, it is a great bonding time, as well as them learning great skills.” — Nichole

Special Regular Food Nights:
Taco Tuesday, Pizza Night, Brinner…

“We do Taco Tuesday and just this year we started Brinner. The kids seem to love having pancakes and eggs for dinner.” — Desiree

Family Nights

Lots of families have weekend family “nights” — which can happen at night OR in the afternoon, whatever works for you!

Movie Night
“We usually do family movie night on Saturdays. It’s fun having those traditions that we look forward to, and brings the family together.” — Rachel

Game Night
From Guessing Games to Board Games to Charades

“Game night once a month. No matter what happens, we still have family and we are still close and get to enjoy each other’s time.” — Jessica

“For us, game night and/or movie night is one way that we make quality time together as a family. It’s the time during the week that we set aside everything else in our individual lives — from work, school, or activities with other friends — in order to bond together as a family and focus on us” — Marika

Bedtime Traditions

Parents think of bedtime routines as important family traditions that help their family wind down and reconnect.

Bedtime Stories
“Bedtime stories are a tradition and important because it’s a guaranteed time of the day to sit with each child individually.” — Katie

“I try to always say goodnight to each of them and tell them I love them, too.” — Janeene

Family Adventures and Celebrations

Some families enjoy stepping away from technology and spending time together in nature or in their community.

Walks, Parks, and Picnics
“We like to go for walks, go to the park several times a week, go to the beach at least once a month, have picnics. I think they are important to us because it helps us to disconnect from tech and just check in with one another.” — Kelly

Music and Local Festivals
“We try to do something fun every week. I just think it’s really important to take a break from work and life’s distractions and enjoy living.” — Bridget

Special Birthday Decorations
“For the kids’ birthdays, I blow up a ton of balloons and put them around their chair and on their bedroom door.” — Jennifer

Cook Peppa Pig Fruity Face Pancakes Together!

When Peppa Pig and her family make pancakes together, Mummy Pig pours the ingredients into the bowl, Peppa and George stir up the batter, and Daddy Pig makes a mess as he tries flipping his own pancake. What’s better than watching Mummy Pig, George and Peppa prepare pancakes? Doing it yourself — as a family!

You might be surprised at how much your kids — with a little encouragement — can do in the kitchen. Starting at about 18 months, most kids can start pouring ingredients into bowls, rinsing fruits and vegetables, stirring batter, mashing fruits and vegetables, sprinkling spices, and more. At four, most kids can help you crack eggs, roll dough, cut using kid-safe knives, juice lemons, whisk, and set the table.

The Facts & Benefits of Cooking with Your Kids

Cooking with kids can take longer and can be a little (or a lot) messier than cooking solo, but research shows that cooking together makes families stronger and helps kids develop in important ways:

Nutrition and Health:
They’re more willing to try new foods and healthier foods. Research shows that kids eat more fruits and veggies after learning to prepare them.

Fine Motor Skills:
When kids use their hands to cook — tearing, wrapping, stirring, pouring, spreading, cutting — they’re developing their fine motor skills and muscles.

Early Math Skills:
  Working together in the kitchen — counting, weighing, measuring, estimating, timing — can help kids learn early math skills.

Make your own Peppa Pig Fruity Face Panckakes!

Watch Peppa and her family make pancakes in Noggin — and get inspired to make your own batch together with your family. If you’re up for it, try our simple banana pancake recipe that uses ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen to create Peppa Pig Fruity Face Pancakes!

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas

2 teaspoons baking powder (Optional: this will make your pancakes fluffier, but the recipe will work if you don’t have any!)

2 large eggs (If you don’t want to use eggs, use your favorite egg substitute. Many people like “flax eggs.” To make one flax egg, mix 1 tablespoon of flax seed powder and 3 tablespoons of water, and let it sit until the mixture becomes gelatinous.Bonus points if you can teach your little one the word “gelatinous!”

5 tablespoons of your favorite oats or flour (white whole wheat, almond flour, or plain old all purpose — whatever you have in your kitchen).

Oil or butter for greasing the pan

Your favorite fruits: berries, bananas, orange slices, peaches, pomegranate seeds, or whatever you like

Instructions

1. Wash your hands with soap and warm water. Everyone — kids and grown-ups — needs clean hands before starting to cook!

2. Work with your little one to wash your fruits and prepare them to use as decorations. This might mean cutting strawberries or bananas using a kid-safe knife or separating oranges into wedges.

3. Help them mash the bananas in a bowl. Feel free to channel your frustration at being awoken before dawn to mush those bananas until they’re smooth!

4. Work together to measure and mix in the baking powder if you’re using it.

5. Work together to crack and mix in the eggs or egg substitute.

6. Work together to measure and mix in the flour or oats.

7. This part is for a grown-up: Heat a lightly oiled or buttered pan or griddle. Pour or scoop the batter onto the pan or griddle. Brown the pancakes on both sides.

8. When your pancakes are ready, lay out plates, pancakes, and prepared fruits and help kids decorate! Try making the pancakes look like Peppa Pig or other animals. You could create pancake elephants or cats, a pancake monster, or even pancake family portraits. Get creative and be sure to use your imagination when kids present their “Peppa” creations.


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