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Kindness Matters
Kindness Matters
Studies have found that acts of kindness are linked to increased feelings of well-being.1 Helping others can also improve our support networks and encourage us to be more active.4 This, in turn, can improve our self-esteem.5 There is some evidence to suggest that when we help others, it can promote changes in the brain that are linked with happiness.2
It creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation. Helping others is thought to be one of the ways that people create, maintain, and strengthen their social connections.
Helping Hands
Helping Hands
Encouraging students to think about others can make them realize how much control they have over the feelings of others. Have students trace or draw their own hands and reflect, act, or write what their helpful hands can do for others.
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