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Quote of the Week
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." --Albert Einstein
7 Parenting Traits That Help Kids Succeed At Work
"It’s common to all parents – the desire to help their kids succeed in their careers. Modeling behaviors that are essential to career success is a great way to encourage your kids to adopt these behaviors too. Think about the skills and attitudes in this article. How you can help your kids absorb and apply them?"
This week's feature from Forbes highlights seven traits that parents can share with their kids to help them to make the most of their lives, including curiosity, inclusion, humility, generosity and more! [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience
Author: Jill Neimark
Ages: 5 - 8 years
"A little tree ends up on a cliff and must grow there. She finds comfort in the sea and the moon, support from loons, and connection and warmth from the people sitting in her shade. The Hugging Tree is a poetic and peaceful story that aims to teach children about hope and resilience. Rather than a lonely tree on a lonely cliff, the tree represents community and a place to get in touch with inner hopes and dreams." --Publisher
Recommended by Kindful Kids Editors
Be The Change
Think about ways that you can incorporate one or two of the trait's from this week's article into your family life. For example, you might explore ways to cultivate your child's curiosity, by holding space for them to explore their own questions. Or perhaps consider these games and activities to teach children to have humility by doing things to make their world better with no expectation or receiving anything in return.
You can Share this video with your teenager to show them that everyone has their own gifts to share with the world.
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