kindness

Plumber’s invoice goes viral after he fixes boiler of terminally-ill 91-year-old

Plumber’s invoice goes viral after he fixes boiler of terminally-ill 91-year-old

Correction: Following an investigation led by the BBC, it is alleged that plumber, James Anderson, had fabricated numerous stories about himself to paint himself as a hero. The original story we published goes as follows. A British plumber went viral after he fixed the boiler of a terminally-ill 91-year-old and decided not to charge her […]

2 years ago

Study reveals children learn bullying behaviour from adults

Study reveals children learn bullying behaviour from adults

Are we practising what we preach? When raising children, to most of us parents anyway, isn’t the goal to make them into nice, caring people? We want them to be kind and respectful, to include and pay it forward and above everything, to not bully or cause harm to others. However, how good are we […]

3 years ago

3 small family habits to help raise happy, kind and caring children

3 small family habits to help raise happy, kind and caring children

When it comes to parenting, I think most of us have the same goal in sight. And it doesn’t matter where we parent, or how we parent, how old we were when we became parents – we all want to raise children that are healthy, happy and well-adjusted. It is the Holy Grail of parenting. […]

5 years ago

5 very easy and handy ways to raise kind, caring kids

5 very easy and handy ways to raise kind, caring kids

When I drop my children into school and creche in the morning I always remind them: “Do your best, have fun – and be kind.” That’s it. That’s all I require from them – in school and in any other area of their lives too, to be honest. Being good at maths, nailing all those […]

7 years ago