Coach Ambereen notices parents show their kindest, most playful selves to strangers but come home rigid and strict. Kids see them as boring. Real kindness costs nothing and makes people feel valued, especially in families.
Oftentimes, the kindness part of us, the kindest part of us, the most enthusiastic, entertaining, fun, playful part of us, shows up outside of our homes. And then you wonder why your kids think you're boring and strict and rigid and they don't want to talk to you. You see, intentionality is lovely. However, if it's not backed up with a sense of kindness where you want the other person to feel that they matter, that you're expressing to them ways that the world will show them who they are. It all starts with kindness. I say it all the time. Kindness is completely free. It costs us nothing.
