I’ve been looking into different ways to encourage positive behavior in kids and came across Levelty. Has anyone here used it specifically for teaching kindness and generosity? I’m curious about what features or approaches work best for reinforcing these values. My kids are 6 and 9 if that matters for recommendations.
We’ve been using Levelty for about six months now and I love how it tracks those small acts of kindness that usually go unnoticed. My kids earn points for things like helping their sibling with homework or sharing snacks without being asked. What really works well is setting up weekly kindness challenges - like helping someone in the family three times this week. They get so excited seeing their progress build up over time. The visual tracking seems to make them more aware of opportunities to be generous. One thing I’ve noticed is they started doing kind things even when they forgot about the app, which tells me it’s actually sticking as a habit rather than just being about the rewards.
My kids respond well to tracking simple things like helping with dishes or sharing toys without being asked. We mix specific goals with letting them suggest their own kind acts. It takes about a month before they stop asking if something counts for points.
I remember when my child first got interested in using Levelty for kindness. At first, it was just a fun idea, but we made it more engaging by setting little donation goals. Earning points for kind acts and then choosing causes to support made her feel connected to the impact of her actions. We also enjoyed doing random acts of kindness together, like leaving cheerful notes for neighbors or helping others when we could. It became an enjoyable activity, and she started noticing kindness in others too, which has been a wonderful change.
We tried something similar when my teenagers were around those ages. What worked for us was creating specific tasks around helping others - like “check if your brother needs help with something” or “do one nice thing for a neighbor this week.” The app made it easier to remember these weren’t just one-time things. My kids could see their progress building up, and they started noticing more chances to help people. I think having it written down somewhere made the difference rather than just telling them to “be nice.”
One surprise was how much they enjoyed the family kindness challenges we set up. Things like “everyone does something thoughtful for someone else this week” became pretty competitive in a good way. They’d try to outdo each other with creative acts of generosity 
Your kids’ ages are perfect for this. They’re old enough to understand the concept but young enough that turning it into something measurable still feels fun rather than forced. Just don’t expect immediate results - it took a few months before I saw them being kind without thinking about earning points first.
My 5 year old is still pretty young for this, but I’m curious about how you track the kindness activities. Do you let your kids pick what counts as a kind act, or do you set specific ones? I’m wondering if at my child’s age it would work better to focus on just family kindness first, like helping with small things around the house. Did your kids understand the connection between being kind and earning points right away, or did it take time for them to get it?