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Our Favourite Books on Intergenerational Friendships for Primary School-age Children

Posted on July 29, 2024 (August 28, 2025)

Check out our commonkind list of favourite books to read with your primary school-aged child about the value of intergenerational friendships. All books are ruthlessly reviewed by our panel of real child judges! Although they are still learning kindness they don’t hold back on the important subject of books! Please note: when you purchase a […]

Our Favourite Books on Kindness for Primary School-age Children

Posted on July 29, 2024 (August 19, 2025)

Check out our commonkind list of favourite books about kindness for primary school-aged children. All books are ruthlessly reviewed by our panel of real child judges! Although they are still learning kindness they don’t hold back on the important subject of books! Please note: when you purchase a book through Amazon, we earn an affiliate […]

Our Favourite Books on Intergenerational Friendships for Preschoolers

Posted on July 29, 2024 (August 18, 2025)

Check out our commonkind list of favourite books to read with your preschooler about the value of intergenerational friendships. All books are ruthlessly reviewed by our panel of real child judges! Although they are still learning kindess they don’t hold back on the important subject of books! Please note: when you purchase a book through […]

Turning lemons into lemonade: a new session format!

Posted on July 5, 2024 (May 6, 2025)

As the proverb goes, necessity is the mother of invention – and no truer phrase applies than to a mother suddenly in a pickle! In a recent commonkind community session, our Founder, Carolina did not have anyone available to care for her youngest child. She always brings her eldest child and other families often bring […]

Update: First Official Board Meeting Complete!

Posted on June 20, 2024 (May 6, 2025)

Mark the history books, tonight our board officially convened for the first time! From its grassroots beginnings at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, and operating with impact largely out of our Founder’s garage (!), this year has marked a gradual but strategic move to becoming more official for commonkind. Since forming the […]

Update: ACNC Application submitted!

Posted on June 17, 2024 (May 6, 2025)

We are excited to announce that our application to become registered as a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has been submitted. What is a PBI? A PBI stands for Public Benevolent Institution. It is a subtype of charitable institution which is: “…organised, conducted or promoted for the relief […]

Our Favourite Books on Kindness for Preschoolers

Posted on June 14, 2024 (May 6, 2025)

Check out our commonkind list of favourite books to read with your preschooler to introduce the concept of kindness. All books are ruthlessly reviewed by our panel of real child judges! Although they are still learning kindess they don’t hold back on the important subject of books! Please note: when you purchase a book through […]

2024 Nappy Sort & Count Event

Posted on June 13, 2024 (June 9, 2025)

On June 2 2024, commonkind hosted a Nappy Sort & Count Event for our charity partner The Nappy Collective to process nappy donations given by Queenslanders to benefit needy Australian families facing “nappy stress”. TL;DR The 2024 Nappy Sort & Count Event commonkind hosted the 2024 Nappy Sort & Count Event on Sunday the 2nd […]

Interview with Carolina Puleston (CEO & Founder)

Posted on June 5, 2024 (June 26, 2025)

Our CEO and Founder, Carolina Puleston, a first-generation Australian and Sydney-sider at heart decided to stop racking up frequent flyer points in 2014 and choose to settle in Brisbane. Although still not the same time zone as Sydney for half the year, being back in Australia is a welcome change. Disliking coffee and most teas […]

Interview with Dani Townsend (Director)