When I ask the parents I work with about their long-term goals for their children, kindness is one of the qualities I hear most about, and it's no wonder, right? Most of us have personal experiences where we have been on the receiving end of the kindness (and unkindness) of others, and it makes sense that we hope that our children will put good out into the world. But how is something like "kindness" taught and learned? Well, similar to the idea of "balance" it's not necessarily a thing you "do" but a way of "being" and those things are often taught best through modeling by embodying them ourselves. And that's why for this week's episode on The Balanced Parent podcast, I want to highlight kindness - the science behind it and how to put this into practice in our homes with the hopes of upbringing children with the value of kindness.  

And to help me in this conversation, I'm so happy to welcome Teresa Ramirez, a Kindness Ambassador for loving parents who want to raise kind children. Through her enlightening videos ( check them out here ) and blog posts her goal is to inspire us to create fun, happy moments with our children through acts of kindness.    

If you wish to connect with Teresa, you can join her Facebook community  Journey in Kindness .