Weekend Links: Booklists that share, Empathy, Thankfulness and Kindness

It seems that, where ever I look, I see people rising up, pulling together and “going high” when others “go low.” This makes me happy and does my heart good. At this tumultuous time in U.S. history we do indeed need to band together and support each other. This message needs to be passed on to our children as well and there is no better way to do that than to not only lead by example, but supply our kids with books that emulate that message as well.

Erica at What Do We Do All Day has a wonderful post that shares 30 INSPIRING PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT FEAR AND COURAGE

To know where we are going as a Country, we need to remember where we’ve been. A Book Long Enough has a great booklist on Everyday American Civil Rights Heroes: Kids Books About Regular People Who Dared to Stand Up

Becky at Kid World Citizen has has teaching tools on WHAT IS MINDFULNESS, and also an excellent booklist that teaches mindfulness as well.

A Day In Our Shoes has a unique and touching list of books for kids about inclusion and acceptance

 This 21 Books about Kindness has been one of my most reviewed posts since I created it almost exactly two years ago.

Mia from PragmaticMom pulled together a wonderful list of Top 10: Books That Teach Kids Compassion (ages 2-14)

Melissa from Imagination Soup has pulled together TWO create lists to promote and teach empathy. Books That Promote Empathy: Immigration 

and Books That Develop Empathy: Physical Disabilities

What will YOU do this month to promote Empathy, Thankfulness and Kindness?

ONE MORE THING

This holiday season, give your children the gift that will nurture a lifetime of positive habits;

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