Yesterday we celebrated Valentine’s Day and showed our love to families and friends through gifts and cards and kind words, but we would like to start incorporating this love and kindness in our family everyday. What are some suggestions you could make in doing so for our busy family

-Love is all around

Dear Love is all around,

First, Let me say Happy Belated Valentine’s Day to you and your special ones! I don’t know about you but I think love should be shared everyday. And for many of us that is shown through little acts of kindness. I know how hard it is  to take a moment and reflect how you can incorporate kindness into your family’s everyday life due to busy schedules. Here are my top five to start, please share your tips in the comments below.

1. Read a book about kindness, one of my favorites is The Berenstain Bears Kindness Counts.

2. Volunteer as a family with a cause you care about. My family and I have served the homeless for the past 10 years at our church for Thanksgiving.

3. Have a “Word of the day” that has a positive connotation!

4. Start a family thankful jar and put in one thing you are thankful for for the day as shared in the picture above and read it at the end of every week as a family.

5. Make your next door neighbor, child’s favorite teacher, a sick relative a treat together, Recipes made in a jar

–#AskaSitter and Lil Lucky Darlings!

-Renee is a lifelong learner of parent’s education,creativity, special needs and early childhood. She is addicted to Pinterest, organizing, and the color purple. She is honored to be a guest blog for LLD as their go to sitter expert via #AskaSitter. Renee is currently working on an upcoming blog on education, you may follow her launch and tips on Reneepedia. You can also chat with her via twitter at @enrichingkids.