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Have you ever stopped and wondered what life would be like if we all simply chose to be kind?

I mean, stop and think about it. How simple would it be if everyone grew into a mindset of choosing to be kind? Think about the benefits it would create. 

Working with kids day in and day out, I am here to tell you the struggles kids are coming to school with today are more challenging and alarming than ever. 

Depression, bullying, anxiety, causing self-harm...these things were rare when I was a kid! Now they are becoming common language and that scares me.

How can we get this in check?

Choose kind. 

Sounds so simple, doesn't it. 

It is that simple.

If we chose to be kind more often, our world and the world our kids will live in would be a better place. Period, the end, game over.

It's our job as parents to show our kids that the world is an amazing place and their dreams can come true. It's also our job to prepare them to face the ugly in the world. Choosing to be kind is a good plac...

A Handraiser is a person, empowered and equipped with a solid skill set, that they have confidence in standing up and sharing their opinions freely.

When you see this person in a classroom, they look like a regular kid until you see them confidently raising their hand when the adult/teacher asks for volunteers while their peers nervously glance around the room trying to avoid being called on. 

A Handraiser quickly stands out from the rest of the class because they raise their hand, answer questions confidently with a solid voice, and when needed stand up, smile, walk to the front of the room and share their opinions because they trust themselves to speak their mind.

When it’s time to stand up and talk in front of their peers, a Handraiser knows they are going to crush it! They’re not afraid of being laughed at, or feeling like they’re going to puke up breakfast due to nerves - they have a calm solid air about them because they’ve been training, if you will, for weeks and just li...