Beyond Nice: Nurturing Kindness in Young Children

From Amazon

Kindness is rooted in culture and forms a foundation for positive human interactions and continuity of community. While environment and early development clearly play a huge role in a child’s sense of kindness, how can teachers and parents in schools, churches, and families explicitly foster this attitude?

Stuart Stotts’s book “Beyond Nice: 149 Ideas to Nurture Kindness in Young Children” published in 2015, is available here on Amazon. Geared for those who work with kids ages 3-6, the book begins with an exploration of kindness and its history in culture, psychology, neuroscience, language, and religion. The bulk of the text consists of specific activities designed to build awareness and practice of kindness through over twenty themes, windows, and perspectives, including drama, music, generosity, environmental awareness, inclusion, and gratitude.

Filled with hands-on opportunities for learning and connections to research and further resources, “Beyond Nice” will be a valuable tool in promoting kindness for children and the adults who love and care for them.

 

Introduction

How to Use This Book

What is Kindness? And Why Does it Matter?

What Not To Do

Role Modeling

Professionalism

Beauty and Wonderment

Positivity

Language

Listening

Empathy and Compassion

Manners

Welcoming and Inclusion

Video about one school’s response to including a boy with autismWhat I like about You

Food

  • Daniel Barash has a nice blog about baking bread and giving it away.

Kindness and Culture

Touch

Movement

Mindfulness

Songs

Stories

Visual Art

Puppets

Animals

Helping

Generosity and Gratitude

Forgiveness

Finale

Appendices

Resources by Chapter

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