Bullying is a serious matter in our society today. I’ve
written two blog posts about it and now I will review a new series of books
which introduce how children can be kind to others and discourage bullying when
they see it. Cool Kind Kid is a proactive educational curricula for schools,
created by Barbara Gilmour, which includes music, characters and activities
which engage the children in the lessons. I received three books with is part
of the entire program. I will describe and review each book in turn.
First, Be a “Cool Kind Kid” is a handbook about the basics
of the program. It is lesson plan of the social skills and social competence
training. The missing link in the bullying crisis, according to the program
creator. The materials are designed to be easy to follow, flexible to fit the
children’s understand and require very little preparation. There are questions
and interaction on the children’s part which they can engage and think of ways
to solve the problem in the situation. Topics covered include the Golden Rule, patriotism,
and the Magic Words.
Second, Bullying Prevention Tips is a handbook for parents
to read and understand that a child’s education starts at home. The social
skills a child will need in life are taught and enforce at home. The book is
filled with tips on how to introduce and guide children to learn kindness,
empathy, respect, tolerance and acceptance, helpfulness and many others. The
book gives parents ideas about how to introduce and enforce the concepts at
home and in their communities.
Third, Picture Book Series Book 1 is a book which introduces
the topics of the program in pictures for children who are younger. All the
topics, the Golden Rule, the Magic Words, are covered in a fun manner which
will capture of the attention of the younger children.
Cool Kind Kids is a great method to introduce the concept of
kindness to children in a fun and useful manner. According to the information
which I received with the books, the vision of the program is to give the
opportunity to every child to learn the necessary social skills needed to stop
bullying either as a observer, a victim or the bully. The curriculum is
available for Grades 2-4 and Camp Kits for ages 4-6 and 7-9, which are designed
for camps, after school programs, community and recreation programs. I highly
recommend Cool Kind Kid to all schools, day cares and families who want to
introduce and encourage kindness and helpfulness in our children. If a child
learns to be kind to others and stand up for himself and others, bullying can
be a thing of the past.
For more information
about this program,
Please visit
or on Facebook
facebook.com/coolkindkid
No comments:
Post a Comment