Cultivating Kindness: An Educator's Guide

Cultivating Kindness is a book that explores how children and adolescents are kind, particularly in school. It is based on psychological and educational research and includes illustrations capturing the voices of public school students. The author, John-Tyler Binfet, shares perspectives on kindness from those we hope will embrace it, and includes a kindness checklist to guide educators in implementing and fostering kindness in their classrooms.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2022
Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Cultivating Kindness delves into the remarkable acts of kindness exhibited by children and adolescents, particularly within the school environment. Drawing upon extensive psychological and educational research on kindness, accompanied by captivating illustrations that authentically portray the voices of public school students, this book expands our understanding of this valuable trait. Written with educators in mind, Cultivating Kindness incorporates insights from surveys and interviews conducted with over three thousand children and adolescents. Author John-Tyler Binfet shares valuable perspectives on kindness, drawing from the very individuals whom we aspire to cultivate kindness within. Interwoven among these examples are findings from peer-reviewed studies that explore the impact of joy and stress contagions on fostering or hindering kindness, the concept of kind discipline, and effective methods for measuring kindness in school settings. Additionally, this book offers a comprehensive kindness checklist to assist educators in implementing and nurturing kindness in their classrooms or schools. Furthermore, the book includes practical scenarios that encourage readers to respond kindly, as well as a wealth of kindness resources to support the ongoing education and promotion of kindness among readers.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781487525026