Keep With Kind

     What's in a friend? A lot of stuff. What's in a good friend? A whole lot more. Good friends are sometimes hard to come by. Want to know if your friend is a good one? Check out this short checklist, and see how many things you can say, "Yes! My friend is that way!" to. Count how many you say that to (each bullet is just one question, there are 11) and then check out the results at the bottom once you are done. Does your friend care about your feelings? When you are hurt (either by emotionally or physically) does your friend seem to care or even notice?  Is your friend someone you enjoy hanging out with? Do you see that friend often? Do they have (at least a few)  positive character traits? (post link) Does your friend use nice words on you and other people?  Is your friend honest? Do they tell you things and not keep many secrets? Is your friend fair to everyone? Do they share?  Are they helpful? Do they make you smile? Does your friend make you laugh? Are they wi

    Depending on how old you are, you may or may not have been a victim of teasing. Teasing is mean words, light insults, or rude actions. Teasing isn't the same as bullying; there's a big difference that will be explained later in this post. If you think you have been a victim of bullying, check out  this post to follow the appropriate actions to get help.           Skip these next 2 paragraphs if you want to get right to the main part of the post!        Teasing can really hurt someone's feelings. Sometimes, teasing isn't meant to hurt someone. It's typically made to be a playful insult that doesn't really mean much. Normally, a friend or someone you know will do it. An example of teasing might be someone saying, "You eat like a pig!" Or someone could stick their tongue out at you and call you gross, and then giggle. But there are many things that define as teasing. If teasing is really bothering you, it's a good idea to get some help to stop it.

Them:  "I hate you!!! 😟" ARGH. JUST BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED THEM, THEY'RE MAKING SUCH A SCENE! Me:  "Well you're so dumb and such a loser you can't even control your anger for the simplest thing!" Is she the one having issues controlling her anger... or is it me? When you are in a fight with someone, you're most likely to yell and call out rude things to the person. We mention in one of our other posts " How to say sorry " on not yelling at the person.  Click here to view . Today, I'll be telling you how to remain calm during fights! Staying calm is the most important thing to do. Without doing that, the fight could go on for a very long time. You and the other person might not even end up being friends anymore! Remaining calm at those times can help at least a little bit and both understand each other's points. Staying calm is hard, so it's important to practice. If you're mad with a sibling or someone else, try rem

     I bet you've heard about character traits at school! In reading class, probably. You've been told to assess some characters and talk about their personalities. There are so many awesome words about there to describe people. Something else you may have talked about are how there are different kinds of traits--positive and negative. Positive traits are more good things. Negative traits are more bad things. Today, I'm going to talk about some of those traits and how you can notice them in your friends to make sure you have good ones.      Good friends are truly amazing. There are SO MANY positive character traits, but I'm going to just talk about a few. For example, helpful. A friend that's helpful is important. You need someone who can help you clean up those spilled markers, set the table with you, assist you on your homework, call your parents if you fell down, etc. Those are just some examples of situations that might happen where a helpful friend is important

Bullying is a common thing that happens mainly in schools. You might have been bullied before, or you might have seen someone else get bullied. Either way today, I'm gonna be telling you how to avoid and stop bullying! 1. Tell a teacher or counselor Telling an adult is the best thing to do. They can sort it out and help with the problem. But telling an adult right away shouldn't be your only choice. But, it  is  a choice. Counselors are especially the people to help with these kinds of problems. They can make you feel better, and help the bully not be so mean. 2. Defend yourself Defending yourself at the time could make the bully back away or just stop. Things you could say could be "Your insults don't hurt me" or "Whatever your saying means nothing to me" or "Saying this is really rude and you should stop. How would you feel if I said that to you?" Don't try being rude to the other person. That can make you another bully as well. Try conta

If you use an online texting platform such as Google Hangouts or Messages, you have the freedom to say anything to your friend online! You could send pictures, emojis, GIFs, and other things as well. But if your talking with a friend and you get into a fight, they could say some pretty mean things. Today, I'm gonna tell you how to react to a friend who says something mean to you online!  1. Tell them that they hurt your feelings  If you're in a fight and your friend suddenly says "Shut up" or "You're stupid" or something else, you could feel pretty hurt. Something you could do is tell them that they hurt your feelings. They could apologize and maybe make up for it. When your online, people tend to say some slightly rude things when they don't mean it in real life.  2. Ignore them You could also sometimes ignore the rude things they say in a conversation. Instead of letting it get to your head, you could ignore the rude insults and tell them that you