Christmas on the Streets
AJ Jelani’s 25th “Christmas on the Streets” party for neighborhood children. Neighbors worked together and built the sleigh and train. They provide the love and support to keep their children out of gangs.
I Was a Cop for 18 Years. I Witnessed and Participated in Abuses of Power.
I am frequently asked why I became a cop, but I never seem to have a satisfactory answer. I was an only child in a single-parent home and was relatively quiet and introverted growing up. View full article here.
The Listening Chair
Every child needs to feel heard and respected. The best way to do that is for family members to LISTEN to each other! We can’t listen if we don’t provide the opportunity for children to share their feelings, anger, problems and successes.
“Love isn’t love until you give it away!”
One evening before Mary Martin, the great Broadway musical star, was to go on stage in South Pacific, a note was handed to her. It was from Oscar Hammerstein.
Teach youth: Adversity is your teacher
What would happen if human beings understood they are born with a strong, resilient spirit with the ability to be free from controlling people?
Violent Behavior is a symptom of a much bigger problem!
A child that feels love, respected, supported and heard will not abuse drugs, become violent or develop mental health problems. Today’s society can confuse youth about sex and violence.
