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Families Building Communities of Compassion

Camp Kindness Counts

Redmond, WA, United States

Families Building Communities of Compassion

Camp Kindness Counts believes in the power of kindness and provides opportunities for families to practice and nurture character strengths such as forgiveness, generosity, and compassion in their daily lives. Support is provided through Family Service Events, camps, parenting workshops, and resource pages on their website. Their Kind World Explorers initiative provides research-based activity guidebooks and enrichment opportunities for families globally as both a tool for character development and community-building.

Website: https://www.campkindnesscounts.org/kind-world

Strengths: Compassion,  Forgiveness,  Generosity,  Gratitude,  Honesty,  Humility,  Love,  Purpose,  and Reliability

Igniting the Power of Families to Support Prosocial Skill Development through a Texting Program

Family Engagement Lab

San Francisco, CA, United States

Igniting the Power of Families to Support Prosocial Skill Development through a Texting Program

The current program expands upon our evidence-based, text message program for schools, FASTalk (Families and Schools Talk), to allow families and children to develop and practice literacy skills within the context of developing key prosocial skills.

Website: http://www.familyengagementlab.org/

Strengths: Forgiveness,  Generosity,  Gratitude,  Honesty,  Love,  and Reliability

Fatherhood & Co-parenting: Beyond Conflict

Family Paths, Inc.

Oakland, CA, United States

Fatherhood & Co-parenting: Beyond Conflict

Fatherhood and Co-parenting: Beyond Conflict is a six-week workshop series. Guided by the principles of empathy, gratitude, reliability, and purpose, the curriculum is designed to build confidence and enhance dads’ co-parenting experience.

Website: https://familypaths.org/parenting/parenting-classes/

Strengths: Gratitude,  Purpose,  and Reliability

Criando Niños Valientes y Cariñosos

Pinyon Foundation

Santa Fe, NM, United States

Criando Niños Valientes y Cariñosos

Pinyon Foundation has teamed up with Hispanic Communications Network to develop resources and materials in Spanish to empower parents and caregivers to teach children character strengths.

Website: https://www.laredhispana.org/actualidades/cmo-criar-nios-valientes-y-cariosos

Strengths: Compassion,  Forgiveness,  Generosity,  Gratitude,  Honesty,  Humility,  Love,  Purpose,  and Reliability

Greater Good Parenting Guide

Compassion

Compassion:

Noticing and feeling motivated to help relieve suffering.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness:

Freely choosing to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed us, giving up the desire or power to punish.

Generosity

Generosity:

Not simply giving but giving more than is expected in a situation, incurring a cost to promote someone else’s welfare.

Gratitude

Gratitude:

Acknowledging the gifts and benefits we’ve received and recognizing that the sources of this goodness come from outside of ourselves.

Honesty

Honesty:

Behaving or expressing yourself in a way that is fair, free of deceit, and morally correct.

Humility

Humility:

Being able to see and accept one’s own strengths and limitations without defensiveness or judgment.

Love

Love:

Serving others without expectation of reward or repayment, not limited to romantic relationships.

Purpose

Purpose:

Intending to do something that feels personally meaningful and is also directed toward improving the lives of others.

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