In the absence of love and belonging, there is always suffering. – Brene Brown If you’ve ever been excluded, you know what a powerful and negative impact it has on the soul. If you were excluded as a child, you…
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Dear Elementary PTA President (a.k.a. Superhero in Mom Jeans – or Dad Sneakers), Schools wouldn’t be a community without you and we need strong communities to help raise resilient, happy kids. Thank you for stepping up. Without your efforts to…
Last week I handed out three MEDABO cards in very unlikely places. Two were on the 15X express bus from Staten Island to Manhattan and the other one was on the #4 subway. MEDABO is a family charity. My father…
Thanks to the Pacer Center, October has been declared Bullying Prevention Month. Since I work mainly with Pre-K through elementary schools, I would respectfully like to rename it “Leadership is the Anti-Bully” Month. At these ages, we should remove…
Is love alive? For kids who are made to feel worthless by peers, siblings or sadly from some adults in their lives, they may not think so. This message is simple. We all have what it takes — two ears,…