Changing the World One Child At A Time
Raising Socially Conscious Children Who Love Their Lives
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The idea of ‘Changing the World’ can be overwhelming because admittedly the world is a pretty big place, but every single action you take that may seem insignificant in your eyes can make a world of difference in someone else’s. This book is meant to be a guide and an example of how one family became ‘the change they wished to see.’ How finding purpose can create happiness, and how as parents we have the opportunity to guide our children towards this.
There was never one specific moment in our lives when we realized our need to help others; it was more a series of events that compiled over time, drawing our attention to the issues plaguing the world. These moments, so small, and yet so significant, brought us to where we are today. Moments like Samantha, at the age of eight, learning that our young friend living in another country had no juice to drink to help her emotionally recover from a life-threatening surgery, while our fridge at home was stocked with multiple different flavours. Or Hailey, at age thirteen, coming home from a charity event, devastated that children her age were not able to attend school, while she loved and valued it so much. Or even a young Kathy, defending her kid brother from prowling bullies in the schoolyard.
We hope this book provides you with insights and ideas on how to change the world one child at a time by raising socially conscious children who love their lives.
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The idea of ‘Changing the World’ can be overwhelming because admittedly the world is a pretty big place, but every single action you take that may seem insignificant in your eyes can make a world of difference in someone else’s. This book is meant to be a guide and an example of how one family became ‘the change they wished to see.’ How finding purpose can create happiness, and how as parents we have the opportunity to guide our children towards this. There was never one specific moment in our lives when we realized our need to help others; it was more a series of events that compiled over time, drawing our attention to the issues plaguing the world. These moments, so small, and yet so significant, brought us to where we are today. Moments like Samantha, at the age of eight, learning that our young friend living in another country had no juice to drink to help her emotionally recover from a life-threatening surgery, while our fridge at home was stocked with multiple different flavours. Or Hailey, at age thirteen, coming home from a charity event, devastated that children her age were not able to attend school, while she loved and valued it so much. Or even a young Kathy, defending her kid brother from prowling bullies in the schoolyard. We hope this book provides you with insights and ideas on how to change the world one child at a time by raising socially conscious children who love their lives.
About the Author
Kathy is a certified Narrative Therapist, a Harmony Integration certified Life Coach, and a MA(c) in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy, with a BA and a BEd in Adult Education. She is a two time published author, with over 20 years of experience in self-help and coaching, including extensive work in the Addictions and Mental Health field. In addition to her love of writing she enjoys hiking, travel and new adventures. Hailey at 15 received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award and at 17 received the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers representing a higher recognition into the Canadian Honours System. In addition to receiving a scholarship to the University of Waterloo’s International Development program, Hailey was awarded the Kate Kaus Scholarship for her outstanding volunteer efforts both locally and internationally; including becoming a published author. Samantha at 16 won a Youth Ambassador Scholarship, spending a week becoming a positive influence for social change in the protection of the environment, awarding a study session under David Suzuki. Samantha attends high school, with aspirations of university study in the area of finance management with goals of working in an environmental NGO.