Kindness can lift. Kindness can give hope. Kindness matters. Are you among the many parents who value compassion as a core value in their kids? Showing kindness and empathy is the single most important social skill and goal for most people in all walks of life. Inspire Kindness offers a story rooted in social emotional learning (SEL). It has been praised by experts and parents worldwide. This heart warming story with poetic rhymes and colorful illustrations will help open your child's mind to what it feels like to be on the receiving end of unkindness and kindness. Lily will teach your child how a life can be changed with one touch of kindness and it will inspire your child to do random acts of kindness. Kids learn best by example. With real life examples that this book offers, your child will learn to develop their understanding of other people's emotions. Throughout the story, protagonist Lily will show you how it feels to be an outcast and new student at school. 26 Random Acts of Kindness. Also included are Acts of Kindness Calendar to promote compassion and kindness. Every word she said to me was a wonderful surprise All the doubt and fear vanished from my eyes I felt so happy I could shout After feeling so very left out ... "Inspire Kindness" is intended for preschool, grade school, and children of all ages. It was developed alongside counselors and parents to be used as a resource in a social emotional curriculum.