How can we be kind in today's fast-moving, intense world? Kindness is a choice we make every day, but it's also your superpower. Local author and educator Jackson Cooper, author of A Kids Book About Kindness (DK Kids, 2025), shares his insights on teaching the essential tools for kindness to families, parents, and the next generation of leaders. A Kids Book About Kindness is an accessible, family-friendly introduction for children and their caregivers to learn the tools of being kind. Using a "Kindness Toolkit", author Jackson Cooper teaches readers the easy ways they can become kinder to one another and, most importantly, themselves. Jackson Cooper (he/him) has spent his entire life leading with kindness and generosity. Growing up, he felt that kindness could solve the world's problems and dedicated his career and life to giving back through teaching, leading, and mentorship. He's worked for 15+ years in roles with nonprofit and government organizations, working for the State of North Carolina, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and was Executive Director of the American Genre Film Archive. He is a 40 Under 40 Honoree by Puget Sound Business Journal and was one of Musical America' Top 30 Global Arts Professionals. He teaches at UNC-Greensboro and Seattle University. Dr. Laura Marie Rivera is a Mother, researcher, and host of the Motherhood Advantage podcast. After years of teaching and earning her Doctor of Education, she founded the nonprofit Intuitionship to help the world better understand the power of kindness, care, and connection. Her research appears in Beyond the Pipeline from ELMM Press, where she explores how care-centered experiences shape leadership and community. Buy the Book A Kids Book About Kindness A Kids Co.

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