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Quote of the Week
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." - Princess Diana
A Special Birthday Wish
Daniel Harrison, who has autism, recently wrote down two wishes – and one of them came true. "Daniel, for the first time, was asked at his special needs school to write down two things that he's like to achieve. His first was to learn to drive and the second thing – which surprised us – was 'make some friends' because we didn't understand that he understood the theory of friendship," said Daniel's Dad, Kevin Harrison. He posted about his son's wish on Twitter on his son's 15th birthday and was stunned by the response. With over 55,000 comments, the post was for a time the number one trending topic on Twitter in the US. Celebrities and parents of other children with autism chimed in and sent Daniel birthday wishes. Daniel jumped for joy at some of the responses. "It made me happy for Daniel, but you know, it's made me happy for parents and families and friends of autistic people across the globe," said Kevin Harrison. [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: Kindness Makes Me Stronger: Children’s Book about Magic of Kindness, Empathy and Respect
By: Elizabeth Cole
Ages: 4-8
"Spending a time on grandparents' farm little Nick meets new friends – funny animals that don't behave nicely. Having faced a great challenge our little hero manages to teach his new friends the power of kindness, caring and compassion.
Guiding through an exciting story and dialogues with animal characters this story will help your little ones in many ways: To express their empathy, compassion, and gratitude, to respect both elders and younger ones, together with their peers, to help those in need and to appreciate true friendship, to acquire nice manners, to accept diversity and the importance of inclusion, to love nature and take care of the environment, to practice sharing and generosity as great human virtues." - Publishers
Recommended by Kindful Kids Editors
Be The Change
When you are kind, kindness comes back to you. This month, let's celebrate the joy of spreading happiness within and for all around us. Here's a neat Happiness Calendar with 31different ideas to ignite the spirit of the season of joy!
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