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The holiday season is such an amazing time of the year! Once you hit December, your kids are in countdown mode for the big day, as well as their holiday break!

Teachers are no exception. 

We all enjoy time with our families to share memories and create new ones with the people we care about the most.

The holiday season also means shopping. For some people more than others, but shopping has become a huge part of what we relate to this special time of the year.

Usually, just before Thanksgiving, kids in my classroom start asking me what I would like for Christmas. They are so thoughtful! 

I think many of them are confused when I tell them that I would rather have them donate money to a worthy charity or give a couple dollars to a kind soul ringing a bell with a red bucket at the mall. 

About 8 years ago, I finally had the chance to re-direct their kindness in a way that would make a difference in their life and the lives of others.

One of my amazing teacher friends spends a couple...

Have you ever stopped and wondered what life would be like if we all simply chose to be kind?

I mean, stop and think about it. How simple would it be if everyone grew into a mindset of choosing to be kind? Think about the benefits it would create. 

Working with kids day in and day out, I am here to tell you the struggles kids are coming to school with today are more challenging and alarming than ever. 

Depression, bullying, anxiety, causing self-harm...these things were rare when I was a kid! Now they are becoming common language and that scares me.

How can we get this in check?

Choose kind. 

Sounds so simple, doesn't it. 

It is that simple.

If we chose to be kind more often, our world and the world our kids will live in would be a better place. Period, the end, game over.

It's our job as parents to show our kids that the world is an amazing place and their dreams can come true. It's also our job to prepare them to face the ugly in the world. Choosing to be kind is a good plac...