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Family/friends
- Send a “kid” package to out-of-town grandparents
- Let your significant other pick the movie
- Pamper your family for a day
- Treat a friend to dinner
- Text just to say “I love you”
- Give a long hug
- Take the kids so your spouse can have some time alone
- Let your friend pick the restaurant
- Do a household chore someone else normally does
- Make a fun or fancy drink for your roommate
- For a week, send a daily picture of the kids to family members you don’t see often
- Pack a lunch for your spouse
- Give your full attention
- Cook a special dinner for your family
- Throw a friend a surprise party—for a birthday, an engagement, or simply being a great friend
- Send stickers to friends’ kids
- Make your spouse feel loved and appreciated every day for a week
- Throw a party to celebrate someone just for being themselves
- Create a box with 50 sticky notes of things you love about someone; when you gift it, tell the person to read one any time they need cheering up
- Text 5 friends a nice note
- Run an errand for a busy family member
- Hide a love note for your partner where they’ll find it during the workday
- Promote something of a friend’s on social media
- Frame a favorite photo with a friend or family member and give it to them
- FOR KIDS:
- Take turns with your sibling
- Let someone go before you
- Ask your friend what game they’d like to play
- Let your sibling “win” the argument
The kindness effect