Benefits of Kindness

Kindness improves our mental health! It's good for us! It's good for the community! When we teach children to respect those around them, we all benefit.

Kindness

1. Makes people feel good (Boothby & Bohns, 2021)

2. Creates positive communities where people want to live and work (Datu & Park, 2019)

3. Allows children to focus and produce intended results (Datu et al., 2020)

4. Reduces anxiety and blood pressure (Rowland, 2018)

5. Increases academic performance (Datu & Park, 2019)

6. Shields students against overusing/abusing social media platforms (Datu et al., 2020)

7. Spreads and multiplies (creates a domino effect) (Rowland, 2018)

8. Nice guys do finish first. Those who show respect are most often chosen as leaders (Rowland, 2018).

9. Builds self-esteem (Datu et al., 2020)