“You are a boy!”, “You are not a princess!” this is how my girls fought when they were two and three years old. Those were the worst words they could think of and they would come to me crying saying, “Sister told me I’m a boy! But I’m not a boy!”, “Mommy, she told me I’m not a princess!”
Now that they’re five and six years old, they know a little more not so nice words such as dumb, stupid, and annoying. I’m just glad they don’t know any swear words yet(I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve said a swear word one time and they were in close proximity but luckily, they didn’t catch it or notice anything, whew!) but my guess is it’ll happen sooner or later. I’ve been asked to try out this Tacky Box and I’m very particular about the products I introduce to my readers on the blog, but after reading the story of how Tacky Box came to be, I wanted to try it out with my kids!
This is the story of how Tacky Box came to be:
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” This old adage was fully realized for Chris Phelps, the day her daughter Emma, then halfway through her kindergarten year, nonchalantly used her first four letter word. Shocked and unprepared for the moment, Chris panicked –then got creative – and Tacky Box came to be. Tacky Box was a mom’s impromptu attempt to help her daughter choose her words and actions carefully. And, thanks to Emma’s choice to be kind, it worked.
The unexpected result was how well it worked – not just on four letter words but also unkind phrases and tacky behavior – and the resulting ripple effect. After the first week, Emma and her little brother, Jake, both began to take pride in distinguishing between what was appropriate and inappropriate and in policing their own words and actions. Proud of their individual decisions to be kind, they began to encourage those around them to make the same choice, and more often than not, they did.
Knowing every parent faces the issue of tacky words and behavior, Chris and her mom, Cindy Kent, partnered up to share the idea that worked so well for Emma and Jake. As a former educator and professional artist who understands the value of a lesson, Cindy created Margo and Max the Monkeys to help tell Emma’s story and hopefully make the job of a parent a little bit easier by creating a visual and hands on tool.
Having witnessed the impact of Tacky Box on Emma, Jake and their friends, Chris’ longtime friends, Karen Cuskey and James Regester joined in the effort to take Tacky Box’s message of personal responsibility and kindness to the masses. Tacky Box started with a four letter word and evolved into a collaborative effort to make the world a kinder place, one child at a time.
As soon as we received the Tacky Box, my girls were keen on me reading the book immediately since they love reading new books. After we read the book about a monkey who had a hard time making friends but realized she was going about the wrong way in making friends, my girls decorated the Tacky Box with hearts, flowers, trees and balloons and we talked about some words that they know that should be put in the box instead of in their mouths. I am so so scared to raise them in this world full of negativity, hatred, and unkindness, but I’m hoping this Tacky Box will help us throughout their childhood!
I tell my girls that being kind is the most important thing you can ever be, what are some things you’ve done with your kids to help them be kind to others? I’d love to hear your tips and suggestions!
*I was provided with the Tacky Box to write about, but was not compensated otherwise. All opinions are always my own.
Shannon Jenkins says
Aw what a great idea!! The more ways to help children grow up with respect for others the better! Too much negativity in this world! Taking notes for when I have kids 😉
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Filipa Moreira says
Amazing!!!
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Beautiful post. Hello good weekend.
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Super cute 😉
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Monica L. says
So cute, great idea!:)
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Delilah D says
I think this is an amazing idea. I always think parents must be kind too because it will show, children learn fast but they'll always look up to their parents.
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Francesca Giagnorio says
Really nice idea 😀
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