Caring for Cancer Patients
In a world where insults and criticism seem only a tweet away, compassion is more important than ever, and there is research to prove it works.
May 6, 2019 | 2 comments
SEL Works!
While I tend to be a ‘behind the scenes’ kind of guy, I felt the need to say a few words about our revised social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, Kindness in the Classroom®.
April 30, 2019 | 4 comments
Knox Rocks! Spreading Kindness and Love with a Rock Garden
I teach special education in an inclusive setting at a Head Start center in San Antonio Independent School District. A few years ago I saw an idea for a painted rock garden...
February 21, 2019 | 3 comments
7 Kindness Tips for Caregivers of Dementia Patients
For the countless numbers of people who are caring for dementia patients you may be experiencing something called “compassion fatigue”. Below are a few tips to make your role a little easier...
February 20, 2019 | 1 comment
Showing Kindness? There's an App For That!
Mobile phones and the Internet are at our fingertips these days, allowing us to easily engage with loved ones and giving us a way to spread kindness to those beyond our friend...
January 8, 2019 | 2 comments
Cultivating Kindness in an Unkind World
This fall, gun violence created waves of panic and helplessness in my school district, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, when a freshman at Butler High School shot and killed a classmate in the hallway over a personal conflict.
November 26, 2018 | 5 comments
Choose Kindness in Disagreement
There was a moment on my journey when I felt and thought and chose very differently than those around me. Those feelings and thoughts and choices were far outside of the earlier...
November 7, 2018 | 2 comments
Kindness is Power
A casual exploration of what kindness actually is, and how you can easily use it to improve your life and the lives of others.
June 1, 2018 | 1 comment
Parent/Child Time: Acts of Kindness That Can Go a Long Way
Ever heard the quote 'You are who you spend time with'? This is especially true for kids.
May 29, 2018 | 2 comments