What is unkind?

"Unkind means being mean or not nice to someone, especially when it doesn’t need to be."

Imagine you have a favorite toy, maybe a ball that bounces really high and makes you laugh every time it comes back. Now, if your friend takes the ball from you without asking, and then kicks it far away so you can't get it back, that’s being unkind.

You feel sad or even angry because they didn’t think about how you would feel. Being unkind is like taking something special from someone else and making them feel left out or upset, just for fun.

Sometimes people are unkind on purpose, but sometimes they don't even realize what they're doing. Like when you're playing with your blocks, and someone knocks them all down without saying anything, that’s being unkind, too.

Being kind is like sharing your favorite toy or saying “please” before taking something. It makes everyone happy!