60 Choose Kindness Quotes for Kids

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It’s no secret that you are raising your kids in turbulent times.  So much negativity and uncertainty surrounding their everyday lives. Kindness quotes for kids are a helpful way to remind our kids of what’s important.

The Mayo Clinic Health System Website says “Kindness has been shown to increase self-esteem, empathy, and compassion, and improve mood. It can decrease blood pressure and cortisol, a stress hormone, which directly impacts stress levels.”

Sometimes it’s hard to realize the many different ways that we need to teach our kids to choose kindness.

I had a learning experience that really opened my eyes about teaching my kids to be kind in more in-depth ways.

A couple had moved into our neighborhood, and they had some bad habits.  Some of the young kids (thankfully not mine) snuck over one night and wrote on their driveway with sidewalk chalk that they were bad people because of these habits.  It was heartbreaking to see that these kids would have done that.  These were great people that did not deserve it. And they really were great kids with good parents.  But I realized at that moment that yes, we parents had taught our kids not to do these things, but in the process, we forgot to also teach that just because somebody does something different than what we do, it does not make them a bad person.

I have noticed other examples of similar situations, and now I always try to remember that when I teach my children of things I do want them to do…or don’t want them to do, that I always remind them that we still love and respect those who choose differently.

Here are some Choose Kindness Quotes for Kids that you can use as daily reminders to love and serve, not only others but themselves as well. 💗

Loving Kindness Quotes

• “If speaking kindly to plants makes them grow, imagine what speaking kindly to humans can do.” – Unknown
• “How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it.” – George Elliston
• Ah, kindness.  What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in this world.
• “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
• Dream big, be brave, show kindness.
• Bring love wherever you go.  Shine light wherever it’s dark.  Leave blessings wherever you’ve been.  Be kind wherever you are.  – Mary Davis
• To the world, you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.  -Dr. Seuss
• Love is: A smile, a wave, a kind comment, a compliment, sacrifice, service, & selflessness.
• “Love should be our walk and our talk.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
• Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgement.

Different Kinds of People Quotes

• “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear & the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
• Sometimes it’s better to be kind than right.
• Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
• Kindness is loaning someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness.
• We are all different and that’s beautiful.
• Kindness is the new cool.
• You don’t need a cape to be a hero.  You just need to care.  – Kid President
• Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.   – Kid President
• In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
• Change the world by being kind.

Kind Heart Quotes

• “You can be the brightest star in someone’s darkest nights.” – Emma Xu
• Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give.
• Practice simple acts of kindness every day.
• “Be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
• “We give service when we: Don’t criticize, refuse to gossip, stop judging, smile, say thank you, are patient and kind.” – Cheryl A. Esplin
• “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” – J.M. Barrie
• A beautiful heart will bring things into your life that all the money in the world couldn’t get you.
• “Kind hearts are the gardens. Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms. Kind deeds are the fruits.” – Kirpal Singh
• Have a kind heart, fierce mind & brave spirit.
• No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.

The kindness of Strangers Quotes

• Throw kindness around like confetti.
• “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours!” – Dolly Parton
• Kindness begins with me.
• Be kind, be fair, be honest, be true, and all of these things will come back to you.
• Make it a daily habit to overwhelm someone with your kindness.
• “If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” – Roald Dahl
• A little spark of kindness can put a colossal burst of sunshine into someone’s day.
• Be the one who makes others feel included.
• “Smile at strangers and you just might change a life.” – Steve Maraboli
• The more you do for others, the more you do for yourself.

Kill Them with Kindness Quotes For Kids

• The way you make people feel is your reputation.
• If you have to choose between being kind & being right, choose to be kind & you will always be right.
• You don’t have to agree on anything to be kind to one another.
• Always be a little kinder than necessary.
• Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.
• “We win by kindness.  We conquer by forgiveness.”  – Frederick William Robertson
• “Strong people do not put people down…they lift them up.” – Michael P. Watson
• Be kind. Even to mean people.
• When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.
• Be kind to unkind people.  They need it the most.

Be Kind to Yourself Quotes

• If you could see yourself through my eyes, you would know how incredible you truly are!
• Always know that the world is a better place with you in it.
• Just in case no one has told you today, you are amazing!
• Life is tough, but so are you. – Kid President
• Mistakes are proof that you are trying.
• You were made to be awesome. – Kid President
• Stand tall and be proud. Be yourself, you are amazing.
• Remember to treat yourself kindly.
• “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brene Brown
• Be kind to yourself. Be proud of yourself, because you matter.  What you do matters.  You make a difference.

Enjoy your kindness quotes with your kids! Print them off to place in their lunch box, or to hide around their room.

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