Girlfriends, episode number 147, four ways to raise compassionate kids.

Hello and welcome to girlfriends. I'm Danielle Bean. I'm a wife and a mom, and I'm on a mission to help you know your worth as a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy in family living.

This week, we're talking about ways to raise compassionate kids, kind kids. Isn't that all

any of us ever wants? Can't wait to talk about this important topic with you. Let's get started. Hey, girlfriends, how are you? Thank you for being here. Thank you for joining me for a new

episode of the Girlfriends podcast. You know, I always love that we can connect in this way,

even when it's very early on a very dreary morning. I'm thrilled to be here with you and happy that you're

listening. So it is a dreary early Monday morning, but I'm counting my blessings in it because

I've had a wonderful weekend with family. And at the start of every week, do you feel this?

I mean, if you're a stay-at-home mom, perhaps you don't feel the start of the week quite so much.

Although I always did, even when I wasn't working at all, because my husband was working. And it was like getting into a routine with school and everything. But Mondays can be really hard. They can be a really difficult thing. Even like I remember as a kid dreading like just Monday morning so

much that it would ruin my Sunday evening. And so this is something I've kind of worked on

throughout my life to kind of rearrange my attitude. And I try to look at Mondays as an opportunity.

Here comes a new week. Here comes a new day. Here comes a new opportunity to do stuff and to focus on new

goals and um you know get back into our routine of work and school and whatnot anyway i'm trying to

have that attitude and it's extra challenging this morning because we happened to have a late night

last night but i love you guys and I'm thrilled

to be here connecting with you in this way. I wanted to give you a little update on my book.

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I am choosing to believe that that is significant. And I'm so thrilled, you guys. I'm so encouraged by the fact that you are

ordering the book, that you're telling your friends about the book. And I'm really looking forward

to getting some feedback. I've gotten a little bit already from some people who've received their

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