Kids & Families
Kindness you can do together.
No screens or supplies needed. Pick one tonight and watch what happens at the dinner table. Kids who learn to give a sincere compliment, and to receive one, carry it for life.
Interactive · Tonight’s table starter
One question a night is enough.
Tap for a new one. Read it out at dinner, in the car, or at bedtime, and let everyone answer.
Tonight’s table starter
Tell someone at this table one thing they did this week that made you proud.
Things to try
Small habits that change the mood of a home.
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The daily compliment challenge
Everyone in the house gives one true, specific compliment a day. Talk about the best one at dinner.
The birthday compliment circle
Everyone shares one thing they love about the birthday person. Write them down and keep them.
The compliment jar
Keep paper by a jar. When you notice something good, write it and drop it in. Read them on Sunday.
Lunchbox notes
One line on a sticky note: what you noticed, and why it mattered. Kids remember these for years.
Car-ride compliments
On the way home, each person names one good thing someone did today. Nobody can repeat one.
Practice receiving
When someone compliments you at the table, smile, say thank you, and let it sink in. Kids learn receiving by watching you.
Teach the 3 types at home
Same 3 types, kid-friendly names.
Grown-ups call them Personal, Acknowledgment and Accomplishment. Kids learn them as I Notice You!, I Appreciate You! and What an Accomplishment! The kids page has a short lesson for each one, with pictures from Dawn’s book.
I Notice You!
“I saw you share your crayons with the new kid. That was really kind.”
I Appreciate You!
“Thank you for helping me with my spelling. Now I’m not scared of the test.”
What an Accomplishment!
“You practiced every day, and now you can ride without training wheels!”
Read it together
Dawn Compliments the World
A story about kindness, courage and the magic of making people feel special. By Dawn Weir. Coming in paperback and ebook.
“Giving a compliment is kindness. Receiving one is kindness, too.”
The daily compliment for kids comes to a parent, so you can read it together.
One kind sentence at dinner can change the whole evening.
Start tonight. It takes a minute. Then bring it to your workplace, too.
