Our families create our links to both the past and the future, and bestow us with our own personal legacies. Yet it’s surprising how little most of us know about our families. How many times have you wondered about your own family or wished that those who have passed had left something tangible behind, something written just for you? On [...] Read more

What’s the best response to your child’s bad behavior? We all want our kids to be kind and good! So how do we inspire them to want this for themselves? If you want to know, then you’ll want to read this AMAZZZZING article – with lots of fascinating research on how to motivate your kids to want to be good – even when you’re not around! It’s a must [...] Read more

Celebrate our 8th year of believing in the magic of the holidays! This season, join Macy’s and Make-A-Wish ® to help make a difference. What is the Believe campaign? Beginning on November 6th, your letter to Santa can help raise a million dollars for Make- A-Wish. For every letter dropped in the big red letterbox at any Macy’s, sent online at [...] Read more

Almost losing my husband, followed by a laundry list of painful events, was my lemon. Building a website and community around building strong character in kids and inspiring kindness, even in adversity, is my lemonade. Life can be hard. Your husband might end up in a coma during your first child’s birth and suffer a traumatic brain injury. On [...] Read more

This heartwarming video is exactly what you need to watch right now! (and later!) Every once in a while, a video comes around that you hope the whole world will see, and this is that video. It is exactly what you need to watch with your children tonight. I hope you will be as delighted about this video as we are! XO, Marni

From the minute I walked in I felt a vibe that I was with my tribe -- you know that feeling when something just makes you happy? That's what I was feeling! I told the staff at the door that I was a newby and they led the way. One of the ladies that worked there was particularly friendly, and even purchased a treat for our lunch! I was both excited [...] Read more

Today I want to share a heart-breaking -- and *hopefully* kindness-inspiring -- story. On March 29, 2015, an explosion destroyed a pizza parlor and a number of residential units in New York. One of the residents is Amanda Lankford, my sister's dear friend, who remains in critical care in an induced coma with 30% of her body burned -- fighting for [...] Read more

On January 22, 2011, a dear friend lost her life in an accident along with her husband leaving behind their two small children. As time passed, I was haunted most by a single question: If this happened to me, how would my children ever know what we hoped for their future? The reality of the accident was horrifying, and inevitably, compelled me to [...] Read more