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Kind Words

A song for kids · words to sing along

Layan

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Sung by Layan · Layth follows along

  1. I used to let mean words fly
  2. Never cared if it made them cry
  3. But now I think before I say
  4. And choose kind words throughout my day
  5. It's not always easy, it's true
  6. But pleasing Allah sees me through
  7. His light inside me helps me know
  8. The kindest way to go
  9. Better words, better me
  10. That's who I'm gonna be
  11. Watch me grow, watch me shine
  12. One good word at a time
  13. I won't push and I won't shove
  14. I'll show them awesome love
  15. If someone's sitting all alone
  16. I'll make sure they feel at home
  17. It's not always easy, I know
  18. But pleasing Allah helps me grow
  19. I know what's right
  20. I know it's true
  21. Kindness is what I'll pursue
  22. Better words, better me
  23. That's who I'm gonna be
  24. Watch me grow, watch me shine
  25. One good word at a time
  26. No more mocking, no more teasing
  27. Kind words are much more pleasing
  28. I'll build you up instead of down
  29. Let's spread that joy around
  30. It's not always easy to say
  31. But pleasing Allah guides my way
  32. I know what's right
  33. I know what's true
  34. So I choose kindness in all I do
  35. Better words, better me
  36. That's who I'm gonna be
  37. Watch me grow, watch me shine
  38. One good word at a time
  39. When I mess up and might
  40. I'll say sorry, make it right
  41. Try again, try once more
  42. Cause kindness is what we stand for
  43. Better words, better we
  44. That's who we're gonna be
  45. Watch us grow, watch us shine
  46. One good word at a time

What this song is about

A child who used to let mean words fly learns to think before speaking. No more mocking or teasing, making room for someone sitting on their own, building people up instead of putting them down — and, when it still goes wrong, saying sorry and trying again.

What your child learnsChoosing kind words on purpose: thinking before you speak, including a child who is alone, stopping teasing, and apologising and trying again after getting it wrong.

Questions parents ask

How do I talk to my child about teasing?

The song works through it in an order a child can follow: notice the mean words, think before you speak, make room for someone sitting on their own, and build people up instead of putting them down. Read more →

My child said something unkind. What now?

The last verse is about exactly that — say sorry, make it right, try again. The song never claims kindness is easy; three separate times it stops to say “it’s not always easy” before carrying on.

Why does the song say “pleasing Allah sees me through”?

It is the reason the song gives for choosing kind words: not to look good to other people, but because Allah loves it. That is what it offers a child to hold on to when being kind is hard.