KindLittles
@kindlittles.bsky.social
Eimear - Creator of Kind Littles. Recovering perfectionist from 90s Ireland, now writing stories & raising tiny humans. Champion of children's voices, seeker of genuine connections. Trading Catholic guilt for emotional intelligence, one feeling at a time.
I haven’t worked on Barbie movies in 10 years. Tonight, my almost 6-year-old said, ‘Mom, can we watch a Barbie movie?’ I dreamt of this moment when I was single and working on them. With basically a Bob the Builder for a dad, I was never the cool one, until tonight. One movie down 3 more to go!
March 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I haven’t worked on Barbie movies in 10 years. Tonight, my almost 6-year-old said, ‘Mom, can we watch a Barbie movie?’ I dreamt of this moment when I was single and working on them. With basically a Bob the Builder for a dad, I was never the cool one, until tonight. One movie down 3 more to go!
We watched the movie Wonder this weekend. I asked my 5 year old son, “Should you ever make fun of someone because of the way they look?” The look on his face was pure disgust at even the thought.
“No, why would you say that?”
Children get it. They innately know. Now, how do we teach the grown-ups?
“No, why would you say that?”
Children get it. They innately know. Now, how do we teach the grown-ups?
February 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We watched the movie Wonder this weekend. I asked my 5 year old son, “Should you ever make fun of someone because of the way they look?” The look on his face was pure disgust at even the thought.
“No, why would you say that?”
Children get it. They innately know. Now, how do we teach the grown-ups?
“No, why would you say that?”
Children get it. They innately know. Now, how do we teach the grown-ups?
My mother just gave each of my kids, who are 2 and 5 years old, a recorder!
a woman covering her ears with a napkin and the words " make it stop my ears " below her
ALT: a woman covering her ears with a napkin and the words " make it stop my ears " below her
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February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My mother just gave each of my kids, who are 2 and 5 years old, a recorder!
Changing up the kids' bookshelf for Valentine's Day! "I Love You, Stinky Face" by Lisa McCourt is one of my faves!
My kids love the idea of being swamp monsters & skunks knowing that I'd love them no matter what.
Unconditional love is the best love ❤️
#ValentinesReads #MomLife #KidLit #Kidslit
My kids love the idea of being swamp monsters & skunks knowing that I'd love them no matter what.
Unconditional love is the best love ❤️
#ValentinesReads #MomLife #KidLit #Kidslit
February 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Changing up the kids' bookshelf for Valentine's Day! "I Love You, Stinky Face" by Lisa McCourt is one of my faves!
My kids love the idea of being swamp monsters & skunks knowing that I'd love them no matter what.
Unconditional love is the best love ❤️
#ValentinesReads #MomLife #KidLit #Kidslit
My kids love the idea of being swamp monsters & skunks knowing that I'd love them no matter what.
Unconditional love is the best love ❤️
#ValentinesReads #MomLife #KidLit #Kidslit
Sometimes the hardest part is just sitting down to write but not anymore! My ADHD-procrastination brain finally found a group that keeps me accountable. Come join me for the @12x12challenge.bsky.social at www.12x12challenge.com.
#12x12PB
#12x12PB
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sometimes the hardest part is just sitting down to write but not anymore! My ADHD-procrastination brain finally found a group that keeps me accountable. Come join me for the @12x12challenge.bsky.social at www.12x12challenge.com.
#12x12PB
#12x12PB
Pitching a children's book about kids playing with guns would be an immediate rejection from publishers. But toy companies keep marketing weapons to toddlers and we're all okay with this? The disconnect between what we'll publish for kids vs what we'll sell them is wild. Make it make sense. #kidlit
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Pitching a children's book about kids playing with guns would be an immediate rejection from publishers. But toy companies keep marketing weapons to toddlers and we're all okay with this? The disconnect between what we'll publish for kids vs what we'll sell them is wild. Make it make sense. #kidlit
Beat writer's block with post-holiday deals! Scored a year's worth of kids' gifts at clearance prices before tax changes & tariffs hit. Bonus: if unused, that's Christmas sorted. Back to writing, stress-free! Sometimes inspiration comes from crossing off other tasks. #MomLife #kidsbooks #parenting
January 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Beat writer's block with post-holiday deals! Scored a year's worth of kids' gifts at clearance prices before tax changes & tariffs hit. Bonus: if unused, that's Christmas sorted. Back to writing, stress-free! Sometimes inspiration comes from crossing off other tasks. #MomLife #kidsbooks #parenting
Kindness, chosen by kids as word of the year, should be celebrated beyond classrooms. Gen Z & Alpha deserve a greater say in shaping the future. While elders' wisdom matters, we need intergenerational dialogue. Kids' voices should be elevated, heard & empowered. We need their mindset more than ever.
'Kindness' chosen as Children's Word of the Year 2024 - Oxford University Press
Young people from across the UK have chosen 'kindness' as our Children's Word of the Year for 2024.
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January 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Kindness, chosen by kids as word of the year, should be celebrated beyond classrooms. Gen Z & Alpha deserve a greater say in shaping the future. While elders' wisdom matters, we need intergenerational dialogue. Kids' voices should be elevated, heard & empowered. We need their mindset more than ever.
Me: "Look at the snow! Did you know each flake is unique?"
Son: "Like people"
Me: "Right! What if they were all the same?"
Son: "Ugh, boring!"
Me: "What happens when they come together?"
Son: "They make the world beautiful!"
Me: "Yup, same is true for people."
A 5 year old gets it!
#kidlit
Son: "Like people"
Me: "Right! What if they were all the same?"
Son: "Ugh, boring!"
Me: "What happens when they come together?"
Son: "They make the world beautiful!"
Me: "Yup, same is true for people."
A 5 year old gets it!
#kidlit
January 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Me: "Look at the snow! Did you know each flake is unique?"
Son: "Like people"
Me: "Right! What if they were all the same?"
Son: "Ugh, boring!"
Me: "What happens when they come together?"
Son: "They make the world beautiful!"
Me: "Yup, same is true for people."
A 5 year old gets it!
#kidlit
Son: "Like people"
Me: "Right! What if they were all the same?"
Son: "Ugh, boring!"
Me: "What happens when they come together?"
Son: "They make the world beautiful!"
Me: "Yup, same is true for people."
A 5 year old gets it!
#kidlit
How I arrived on Bluesky
January 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
How I arrived on Bluesky
Is anyone else excited about the new Paddington movie?
I loved the books as a kid & now I get to share that joy with my boys.
We went to get passport pictures today. I got my 2 year old to do a hard stare so he wouldn't smile. He nailed the assignment!
#kidsky #momsky #filmsky #paddington #parent
I loved the books as a kid & now I get to share that joy with my boys.
We went to get passport pictures today. I got my 2 year old to do a hard stare so he wouldn't smile. He nailed the assignment!
#kidsky #momsky #filmsky #paddington #parent
a bear wearing a striped shirt and a hat
ALT: a bear wearing a striped shirt and a hat
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January 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Is anyone else excited about the new Paddington movie?
I loved the books as a kid & now I get to share that joy with my boys.
We went to get passport pictures today. I got my 2 year old to do a hard stare so he wouldn't smile. He nailed the assignment!
#kidsky #momsky #filmsky #paddington #parent
I loved the books as a kid & now I get to share that joy with my boys.
We went to get passport pictures today. I got my 2 year old to do a hard stare so he wouldn't smile. He nailed the assignment!
#kidsky #momsky #filmsky #paddington #parent
Santa brought my kids a storytelling kit from KiwiCo, & it has exceeded all expectations. My 5-year-old creates elaborate tales while my 3-year-old jumps in with imaginative scenarios. It's heartwarming to see them developing narrative skills through creative play.
#moms #kidlit #parents #kids #toys
#moms #kidlit #parents #kids #toys
January 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Parent PSA: The Kissing Hand is the real MVP for tiny humans grappling with separation. My 5-year-old loved The Invisible String, but my 2-year-old needed something he could actually feel. This book gets it - toddlers need tangible comfort, not abstract concepts.
#kidlit #parenting #momsky #kidsky
#kidlit #parenting #momsky #kidsky
January 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Parent PSA: The Kissing Hand is the real MVP for tiny humans grappling with separation. My 5-year-old loved The Invisible String, but my 2-year-old needed something he could actually feel. This book gets it - toddlers need tangible comfort, not abstract concepts.
#kidlit #parenting #momsky #kidsky
#kidlit #parenting #momsky #kidsky
Stressed parent? Last year I ditched gentle parenting's impossible standards for SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) and finally exhaled.
Turns out you don't need to achieve nirvana to raise good kids.
Just practical tools for growing emotional intelligence, minus the parental guilt trip.
casel.org
Turns out you don't need to achieve nirvana to raise good kids.
Just practical tools for growing emotional intelligence, minus the parental guilt trip.
casel.org
Advancing Social and Emotional Learning - CASEL
CASEL is helping make evidence-based social and emotional learning an integral part of education, preschool through high school.
casel.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Stressed parent? Last year I ditched gentle parenting's impossible standards for SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) and finally exhaled.
Turns out you don't need to achieve nirvana to raise good kids.
Just practical tools for growing emotional intelligence, minus the parental guilt trip.
casel.org
Turns out you don't need to achieve nirvana to raise good kids.
Just practical tools for growing emotional intelligence, minus the parental guilt trip.
casel.org
Growing up in Ireland, where storytelling runs deep, I've been puzzled watching my son's experience with show and tell.
Each day brings reports of another toy paraded in class.
Like so much of modern life, we seem to have lost the art of telling in favour of simply showing off.
#momsky #kidlit
Each day brings reports of another toy paraded in class.
Like so much of modern life, we seem to have lost the art of telling in favour of simply showing off.
#momsky #kidlit
January 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Need some joy?
"A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" by Jill Twiss!
A dapper bunny in a bow tie falls in love with another boy bunny, much to the horror of a stink bug (who looks oddly familiar 😉).
Remember: love is love, and even the grumpiest stink bugs can't stop it. #LoveWins #Kidlit #kidsky
"A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" by Jill Twiss!
A dapper bunny in a bow tie falls in love with another boy bunny, much to the horror of a stink bug (who looks oddly familiar 😉).
Remember: love is love, and even the grumpiest stink bugs can't stop it. #LoveWins #Kidlit #kidsky
January 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Identity IS free speech. It's who we are, our whole truth expressed through living. When you silence identity, you silence existence. Every pronoun, faith, culture, & personal truth is speech. Don't tell me about "free speech" if you're trying to cage who people ARE. That's called oppression.
a blue white and pink flag with the words human rights written on it
ALT: a blue white and pink flag with the words human rights written on it
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January 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Identity IS free speech. It's who we are, our whole truth expressed through living. When you silence identity, you silence existence. Every pronoun, faith, culture, & personal truth is speech. Don't tell me about "free speech" if you're trying to cage who people ARE. That's called oppression.
Monday, January 20th...
a woman in a floral dress says that she has no words
ALT: a woman in a floral dress says that she has no words
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January 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Monday, January 20th...
Making magic out of misery with another round of daycare plague.
TV time's through the roof this AM, but so are the snuggles (and I know which one he'll remember).
Ready for an exciting day of play - bring on getting lost in trains, storytelling, and ice-pop baths.
#momsky #momlife #kidlit
TV time's through the roof this AM, but so are the snuggles (and I know which one he'll remember).
Ready for an exciting day of play - bring on getting lost in trains, storytelling, and ice-pop baths.
#momsky #momlife #kidlit
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I have no idea what tomorrow brings. Am I scared of the future, does an Irishman like a pint? So we talked with the kids about celebrating wins, big & small. We're getting a ship's bell to ring daily for every victory. Just because the world's falling apart doesn't mean we have to. Find the light.
January 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I have no idea what tomorrow brings. Am I scared of the future, does an Irishman like a pint? So we talked with the kids about celebrating wins, big & small. We're getting a ship's bell to ring daily for every victory. Just because the world's falling apart doesn't mean we have to. Find the light.
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Easy overview of the #kidlit community on Bluesky for #booktok friends who have wandered over and feel overwhelmed: briankirbystudio.com/kidlit-commu...
Kidlit Community on Bluesky - Brian Kirby Studio
*Post originally published July 6, 2024 on boringstorybook.com Bluesky has been emerging as the easiest and most user-friendly Twitter alternative, but it is still in its early stages, and not exactly...
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January 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Easy overview of the #kidlit community on Bluesky for #booktok friends who have wandered over and feel overwhelmed: briankirbystudio.com/kidlit-commu...
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Think of your writing as a rough piece of wood that needs sculpting. Great advice from @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social, author of KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE, coming soon in 2025!
What are YOU sculpting today #KidLit ?
Connect with our #PB25Vibes authors on BlueSky: bsky.app/starter-pack...
What are YOU sculpting today #KidLit ?
Connect with our #PB25Vibes authors on BlueSky: bsky.app/starter-pack...
January 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Think of your writing as a rough piece of wood that needs sculpting. Great advice from @alisonmcgauley.bsky.social, author of KENZIE'S LITTLE TREE, coming soon in 2025!
What are YOU sculpting today #KidLit ?
Connect with our #PB25Vibes authors on BlueSky: bsky.app/starter-pack...
What are YOU sculpting today #KidLit ?
Connect with our #PB25Vibes authors on BlueSky: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Social media isn't social. What if we built something that matters? A platform for real community, not followers, where brands earn attention by supporting UN sustainable goals while people build genuine connections & wealth. Thoughts?
two men are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying teamwork
ALT: two men are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying teamwork
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January 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Social media isn't social. What if we built something that matters? A platform for real community, not followers, where brands earn attention by supporting UN sustainable goals while people build genuine connections & wealth. Thoughts?