By the second week of September, an entire nation of students will have started the 2018-2019 school year. I fondly call this Be Nice to the New Kid Month. There are many studies on the positive effects of kindness. It’s…
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The school crossing guard asked,“Can I help you cross the street?” It was the first day of school for my oldest daughter who seemed confident and ready for the next step: Kindergarten. But those kind seven words were not meant for…
Remember Harold Kushner’s best-selling book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People? Sometimes those “people” are our children. It would be wonderful if we lived in a state of nirvana but, unfortunately, we have to function in the real world…
I feel so much pain for what he must have been feeling and had no one to help him through. I’d have fought the world to the death had I known…why didn’t he come to me? Why couldn’t I see…
By September 7th, most kids up to the age of 18 will be back in school in the U.S. so I’ve designated September as National ‘Be Nice to the New Kid Month. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” —Blaise…
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…
Sometimes it’s not the words that hurt, it’s the shrug of the shoulders, it’s the no eye contact, it’s the looking through a person and not at them. It’s the absence of words. Message is received. You’re not important. Your…
When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders. — Simon Sinek I’ve been lucky enough to hang out in San Diego for the past month….
Teen uses tweets to compliment his classmates A simple concept with a powerful result, especially since it’s teenage boys who are sticking up for others online. Courage comes in all ways. Sometimes it takes guts to be nice. It’s the…
Can’t type too much today. Sandy is upon us. Since this has to be brief, I wanted to tell you about someone really cool who we can all support, even in stormy weather. He’s riding his bike as part of…