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Tender Sapling's Global Kids Gift Guide: 50 Ideas for Wee to Teen World Citizens
Emily and Scott Norris are two of the most sincere, creative, thoughtful parents striving to raise global citizens that I have ever met. They have started a lovely new website and product line called Tender Sapling (www.tendersapling.com), with the tag line “have fun, grow noble.” Global citizenship is one of their core values, and they…
A Family Thanksgiving Tradition That Gives Back
One of our favorite (newer) traditions each Thanksgiving with our large, and usually ornery extended family is what we call the “Global Giving Game.” I described it in this piece linked and pasted below, which was published – surprisingly! – on FoxNews.com soon after Growing Up Global’s publication. I’m a little disappointed that all the…
Voting Brings Community Together – at least for a moment
I’m just back from voting at our local elementary school. The scene was getting to be a little chaotic as the line of voters started merging with 100s of children coming off all the school buses. But it also felt a bit festive. We knew we were all there for something momentous and carried a…
Saving the Best School Supply for Last (and Giving One Away Each Week for 3 Weeks)
Raising Kids Who Care
I was honored to share a post on The Global Poverty Project’s blog, titled Raising Kids Who Care. In it I include 5 simple steps for getting started, mindfully, in one’s own family. And I share a story from my daughter that I’ll never forget. The Global Poverty Project and Global Citizen are the organizations…