Kindness 101: A lesson in tact

As part of our ongoing series "Kindness 101," Steve Hartman and his kids are sharing stories built around themes of kindness and character and the people who've mastered both. His latest lesson is tact.
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[@amijacobs1440]

I love George’s response! We can always find something positive & something negative to say. It’s better to focus on the positive!

[@cynthiamason4069]

Watching these gems gives me so much peace and hope for humanity. ♡

[@peggygibbons479]

Steve and his children are My Happy Place. My husband got a speeding ticket & the officer wrote his name and Eyes: Blue. Hair: Grey. My husband said the same thing, "My hair is brown!!" LOL!

[@sherryjacobs3907]

Kind (cool) kids. Great raising Steve and Momma!

[@Angeloflight1415_LastelleCrea]

XD I've seen different babies cause of my work but I honestly think that even "ugly" babies are cute too. Cause every time I see babies and toddlers smile it always makes the day better.

[@willyjilly9684]

if you read this i hope you have a wonderful day today 💙

[@eliharp3576]

You too!

[@eliharp3576]

A teaspoon of sugar helps the medicine go down. Awesome article!

[@pohanahawaii]

😂 As one episode of Seinfeld would say: "Breathtaking!"

[@hopenguyen2687]

No, we don't have to say your baby is not " cute or ugly or average ". We can say " your baby is the best to you just like other parents say the same to their babies ".
We can also say " characters will top the look ". Infact, characters do top the look.

[@quiettornado1970]

tactful is not what my mother teaches. brutally honesty is what she teaches.

[@deerhoda7574]

Beautiful children.

[@JonesPStrong]

George is a great looking kid!! And that’s the truth!!❤

[@shoshannafachima1306]

❤❤❤❤

[@TheHouseofcoolstuff]

I’m one of those moms who believes all babies are cute and precious that my husband thinks I over do it sometimes with my Awww he or she’s so adorable and beautiful 😂 he always gives my the side eye but I don’t care because I do believe babies are just so beautiful.

[@kwamehorton9054]

That was a good one!

[@caroldente9635]

Awww George is cool.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Telling a parent their kid doesn’t have any hair isn’t exactly tactful . Better to say he looks like dad or mom. And change the convo as fast as possible! You might get a straight answer out of someone for anything else but not the way a kid looks. BTW Steve, you have a good looking son!

[@victorcarrillo734]

😂🥰

[@Rob-rx3jw]

All baby's are cute. Then they become teenagers.

[@MA7-6585]

Why’d you go and do that to your son??

[@xx1983xx]

I know this isn't a policitically correct, but they should've asked an Asian person...speaking from experience