Share this reel with all parents so we can stop the verbal bullying before it gets worse. Today, my 6-year-old came home with a note from school saying he used inappropriate language. Instead of reacting in anger, I chose connection. I sat with him, asked him what happened, why he felt the need to call another child a “dumbass,” and what he was feeling in that moment. What I learned was simple — he was responding to unkindness with more unkindness. And that’s what so many children do when no one

🐾 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 has been with us for five long years, and it breaks our hearts that he’s never been given a real chance. He was rescued after being found cruelly tied up in a park, and while he’s come a long way since then, he’s still waiting for his forever home. Guiness would thrive as the only dog in the household, which has made his search for the right family a bit more difficult, but we know the perfect match is out there. He’s a truly special boy with so much love to give. He just needs