You want your child to grow up to be a kind, compassionate person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least I don’t think<\/em> anyone sets out to raise a meanie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have this mental picture of your child as an adult – thoughtful, generous, and loved<\/strong> by their friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But then you look at the child in front of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe you have a toddler throwing the tantrum to end all temper tantrums<\/a> over the fact that you won’t let them stick a phone charger in the light socket. Or a grade-schooler who loses at Monopoly and flips the board over then storms off. Or a tween who rolls their eyes at 97.3 percent of what you say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s not exactly clear how<\/em> you’re supposed to help your child get from point A to point B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’re lucky if you can get them to eat broccoli, let alone<\/strong> grow into a mature adult who writes prompt thank-you notes and volunteers regularly just because and remembers to call their mother more than once a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s why when I came across advice<\/a> from Harvard researchers on how to raise kind and caring kids, I got a little excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Practical, straightforward, research-backed<\/em> tips on how to teach your child to be kind? YES, PLEASE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonus:<\/strong> As a bonus for joining my weekly newsletter, get these free kindness questions<\/a> that will inspire your child to be kind to others.<\/p>\n\n\n