Happy holidays! Happy season of JOY and GIVING! Thank you for kindly supporting CKN outreach to give Moozie books, plush puppets, and cheer to children struggling after Hurricane Helene. ($45 funds a kit, $15 funds a plush Moozie puppet). DONATE here.
“Our team repeatedly heard glowing comments about the [Moozie kindness] program from both parents and youngsters.” Kids absolutely LOVE the hand puppet… and parents LOVE the message to “always be kind.” Everything about the program is perfect!!!! ”
– Theresa Nason
Founder and Executive Director, We Serve Too!
“Thank you so much for… the Moozie class. We had a ball and it was so sweet! The kids loved it! We look forward to participating in more kindness classes. So glad we found this group – I think it’s a wonderful concept and something the kids can really benefit from!”
– Hillary Leedy
Parent of children ages 6 and 7 attending Moozie Kindness after school program, Williamson County, TN
“Each classroom receive[s] a [Moozie] bag to incorporate into the Character Counts and CSEFEL curriculum and lesson planning to promote the social-emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. These bags are perfect for our children. They are developmentally appropriate and fun. Our elementary school also received bags for their classrooms. Thank you to the Children’s Kindness Network (CKN)!”
– Trude Moellmann
Parent & Outreach Director & School Liaison Officer, Child & Youth Services, USAG Ansbach, Germany
“Moozie’s Kind Adventure is an excellent counterpart to the study of communities or to provide a simple lesson in kindness.”
– School Library Journal (Kr-GR2)
“Moozie’s 101 Activities for Social/Emotional Development Teacher’s Guide for ages 3-5” was professionally designed and field-tested to guarantee that the activities are Easy to Teach and Fun to Learn. The collection of activities was created for teaching child-initiated learning in seven major content areas: social skills and emotional development, communication, language, literacy, health, and arts. This collection is filled with engaging and fun hands-on activities, music, art, and creative take-home items. Take-home items were designed to enlist the support of parents for their “at home” reinforcement of the goals and objectives of these important social skills and emotional development for school readiness,”
– Charla Shipley
25+ years as a Head Start director, National Head Start Association secretary and editor, and author of the first Parent Involvement Manual for the state of Kentucky preschool program
“Where niceness meets empathy, kindness is a seriously challenging lesson for parents to pass on to their kids. Luckily, it is possible to train kindness into kids. For a recent study, researchers from the Center for BrainHealth had 38 mothers lead their kids aged 3 to 5 through the online kindness training program ‘Kind Minds with Moozie.’ The kids completed five short modules, in which a digital cow named Moozie described creative exercises that parents can do with their kids to teach kindness…. The researchers found that the preschoolers were both more kind and empathetic after the [‘Kind Minds with Moozie’] kindness training.””
– Excerpted from “Three Simple Rules to Raise Kind Kids,” by Christian Dashiell, Fatherly.com, Sept 23, 2022.
“Moozie’s Kind Adventure and Moozie’s Orchestra Adventure are excellent colorful works that enliven and excite children yet teach a message that is essential for everyone. For any symphony orchestra looking for another approach for children, these scores are brilliantly crafted and contain exuberant music that teaches not only about music, but about character, personality and kindness.”
– Sarah Ioannides
Music Director, National Repertory Orchestra
“Moozie has a permanent home in my “reading palace” as named by my pre-k children. We focus on kindness at the start of each group time and pass Moozie to friends as we tell a kind word to them. The Moozie kindness touch is alive at Hixson Methodist Church CDC. If every teacher implements Moozie’s messages, the world can become a kinder planet!” – Eva Jenkins Pre-k teacher, Preschool Specialist, Early Childhood Family Associate
“As a citizen, grandparent, father, and professional, it is clear to me that the mission of schools must include teaching kindness. Without it, communities, families, schools, and classrooms become places of incivility where lasting learning is unlikely to take place…. We need to be prepared to teach kindness, because it can be delayed due to maltreatment early in life. It can be smothered under the weight of poverty, and it can be derailed by victimization later in life…. Kindness can be taught, and it is a defining aspect of civilized human life. It belongs in every home, school, neighborhood, and society.”
– Maurice Elias, PH.D
Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University, and Director, Rutgers Social-Emotional and Character Development Lab
“Kindness is sometimes taken for granted. But it really is a skill that can allow any kid to make a huge contribution to those around them. That, in turn, helps them feel so good and so proud of themselves.”
– Stephanie Barca, MSW, JD
Social Therapist and Children’s Kindness Network Board Director
“Research shows that kindness is a strong potentiator of vibrant social engagement, which in turn is a critical component of overall brain health.”
– BrainHealth researcher Maria Johnson, MA
director of Youth & Family Innovations at UT Dallas
“Parents can learn simple strategies for practicing kindness effectively, right in their own home, to create a brain healthy environment for their kids. “In times of stress, taking a moment to practice kindness for yourself and model it for your children can boost your own resilience and improve your child’s prosocial behaviors.”
– Julie Fratantoni, Ph.D.
cognitive neuroscientist and head of operations for The BrainHealth Project at UT Dallas
“Do not underestimate the power of kindness, because it can ultimately change and shape brain health.”
– Julie Fratantoni, Ph.D.
cognitive neuroscientist and head of operations for The BrainHealth Project at UT Dallas
“The impacts of kindness may even extend beyond families. Kindness can be a powerful brain health booster that raises resilience, not only for parents and families, but for society as a whole.”
– Maria Johnson
MA, director of Youth & Family Innovations at UT Dallas
“Young children are the future hope of this country. We as parents, grandparents, educators and leaders are challenged to help these children understand the importance of kindness, having respect for others, and having the ability to decide on what is the right thing to do and do it. Kindness requires strong character and is important for us as a society. Teaching and encouraging kindness to young children is the foundation for reducing violence and bullying among children.”
– Ronald W. Yates
General, USAF (ret)
“Moozie’s Kind Adventure and Moozie’s Orchestra Adventure are two lively musical pieces combined with a narrative of teaching kindness. Children are captivated by the music as they listen to the engaging story about the adventures of Moozie, a kind cow. I conducted “Moozie’s Orchestra Adventure” 12 times this season and it was always a hit with the children, parents, and teachers. The music is colorful, tuneful, and shows off all the different instruments of the orchestra in a wonderful story about Moozie the cow helping Tinny Tiny Triangle. Moozie’s Orchestra Adventure will become a staple in our children’s concerts.”
– Jere Flint
Staff Conductor, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
“Moozie’s Kind Adventure” is a wonderful story about kindness and helping others, a theme that fits into a variety of programs. The music is lovely, interesting and creative. The story is fun and it was especially exciting for the audience when Moozie made a special appearance at the concert!”
– Kelly Corcoran
Associate Conductor, Nashville Symphony
“Our Vanderbilt Community Concert Band enjoyed working on “Moozie’s Kind Adventure” so much. With the narration timed with the dramatic sounds of the low brass, it was a very exciting piece. The youngsters at the concert really enjoyed the story and the musical sounds. This is a fantastic piece to program for outdoor and children’s concerts. It was a hit with grandparents and children alike. The score put together very well and is very accessible for very good high school bands and is a gem to program for Community Band Concerts. It has my highest recommendation.”
– Dwayne Sagen, Ph.D.
Director of Bands, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University
“These pieces are excellent additions to the orchestra repertoire. In addition, they teach valuable lessons in kindness, cooperation, and compassion.”
– Carl Topilow
Music Director and Conductor, National Repertory Orchestra
“Moozie’s Kind Adventure and Moozie’s Orchestra Adventure are excellent colorful works that enliven and excite children yet teach a message that is essential for everyone. For any symphony orchestra looking for another approach for children, these scores are brilliantly crafted and contain exuberant music that teaches not only about music, but about character, personality and kindness.”
– Sarah Ioannides
Music Director, National Repertory Orchestra
“Moozie the Cow’s Musical Adventures are terrific! The fabulous scores by American composer Kim Scharnberg as coupled with the wonderful messages of kindness touch the heart and ennoble the spirit. Children of all ages will experience how music can transform lives in positive ways.”
– Timothy Russell
Music Director, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio
