Categories: Nice Nook
A group of children sits together coloring at a table. One child grabs a crayon that another was reaching for. Perhaps it was intentional, perhaps not. What determines the outcome is how the second child reacts. Does he yell at the first child? Complain to the teacher? Say something to the first child? Or just […]
Categories: Nice Nook
All year long students have been learning about Choose To Be Nice in their schools. They’ve heard about the choice they have in how they react to others and they’ve been introduced to the nine values that help to create a lasting culture of kindness. (more…)
Categories: CTBN Schools, Nice Nook, SEL Program, wilson middle school
A friend recently called upset after discovering that her daughter had arranged an outing with her drama club and had actively excluded other students in the program. My friend was distraught that her child, the one she thought she had taught to be kind, could be so mean. (more…)
Categories: Nice Nook, Spreading Kindness
Choosing To Be Nice at Home When we talk about being kind and doing acts of kindness, it’s often in the context of reaching out to strangers. But what about those with whom we are closest? (more…)
Categories: CTBN Schools, digital age, Nice Nook, parenting, social media
A group of six tweens sits together in a restaurant. Every one of them is staring at a device in their hand that is their doorway into a vast, largely unregulated virtual world. There, they can check their social media feeds, shop, watch funny videos, review their homework assignments and engage and communicate with others […]
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Categories: CTBN, CTBN Schools, Nice Nook
When I tell people the name of our organization, people generally focus on that last word, “nice.” It resonates with them. We love when people are nice to us. And we like how people respond when we’re nice to them. (more…)
Categories: Nice Nook
There is a corny tradition practiced by many families around Thanksgiving that involves having everyone gathered at the table say something that they’re thankful for. But is it really so corny? Too often we don’t take the time to be grateful for what we have. Instead, we focus on what we don’t have or what […]
Categories: Nice Nook
There are so many great things happening with Choose To Be Nice that I can hardly contain myself. I get so excited when I see what our schools are doing, hear from someone about how a Daily Nice changed their day, or get photos of people in their CTBN gear from all over the world, […]
