07/28/2015
I am so fortunate to be surrounded by so many caring and loving adults who have reached out to ask how they could help Jack (a friend of mine who is recovering from a recent brush with death allegedly at the hands of someone who was suppose to love and care for him). In my years of working with young children, I have found the best way to help anyone (or to encourage others to help) is to foster the notion of being "A hero without a cape". To quote one of my mentors; Fred Rogers, "When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were spectacular and got a lot of attention. But as I grew, my heroes changed, so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me."
Teach your children to be friends with those who need a friend, share a lunch with someone who has no lunch, be kind and not judgmental. In teaching your children to be a "Hero without a cape", you are fostering and being the change you want to see in the world. Keep fighting Jack. You are a SUPER HERO!
