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Growing a garden and sharing the harvest helped me grow kind. How do you grow kind?

Kiko loves growing fruit, vegetables, and flowers in her garden. Kiko doesn’t just grow plants, she grows and shares kindness! Sharing what she has grown helps others and Kiko feel good.

Hear Magination Press author, Jon Lasser, PhD, read Grow Kind aloud!

by Jon Lasser, PhD

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Jon Lasser, PhD, is a psychologist, school psychologist, professor, and program director of the school psychology program at Texas State University. At Texas State, he has developed and taught graduate courses for the school psychology program and has also taught the freshman first-year experience course. Jon holds a bachelor’s degree in Plan II liberal arts from the University of Texas at Austin, a master’s degree in human sexuality education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate in school psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.
by Sage Foster-Lasser

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Sage Foster-Lasser earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied psychology and American studies. Grow Kind is a follow-up to Grow Happy and Grow Grateful, two children’s books which she also co-authored with Jon Lasser.

Related Books from Magination Press

  • Grow Kind

    Jon Lasser, PhD and Sage Foster-Lasser

    Kiko grows and cultivates her garden, harvesting and sharing the fruits and veggies with her friends, neighbors, and family. This delightful tale serves as a metaphor of nurturing relationships and community, while sharing kindness with others.

    Grow Kind is a gentle narrative based on positive psychology and choice theory, essentially about cultivating kindness.

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  • Grow Happy Book Cover

    Grow Happy

    by Jon Lasser, PhD and Sage Foster-Lasser

    My name is Kiko. I’m a gardener. I grow happy. Let me show you how. Kiko shows the reader how she grows happiness: by making good choices, taking care of her body and mind, paying attention to her feelings, problem solving, and spending time with family and friends. Kids will learn that they can play a pivotal role in creating their own happiness, just like Kiko. A Note to Parents and Other Caregivers provides more strategies for helping children learn how to grow happiness.

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  • Grow Grateful Book Cover

    Grow Grateful

    by Sage Foster-Lasser and Jon Lasser, PhD.

    My name is Kiko. I’m a happy camper! I can grow grateful, too. Let me show you how. Grow Grateful is based in part on an idea called “theory of mind,” the ability to take the perspective of others into account. Most children begin to recognize around age 4-5 that everyone has their own thoughts, feelings, and perspective. Once our capacity to think about these things emerges, we have the ability to feel and express gratitude. Note to Parents by authors.

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