Bursting with Pride…and with Promises!

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I know I am being the quintessential Grandma when I share the photo of my granddaughter Lilith —  at her first day of kindergarten — with all of you. At 9:00 pm last night we FaceTimed — she was so excited about the wonderful first day she had experienced that she refused to get into her pajamas and out of her new first-day-of-school outfit. “Is the bus coming yet?” she wanted to know (yes, at 9:00 pm). “I can’t wait for the school bus to come and pick me up!” She continued telling my husband and me how much she had LOVED school! The joy I felt for her was beyond description (even for me! 🙂 ). And because I am speechless, I have to do something!. So I make my granddaughter — and all of the children who are just beginning their educational journey, or who are in the midst of it — this promise: I will do everything I possibly can — with the help of all of you who believe in the life enhancing and life-altering power of acknowledgment — to make sure that the educational experience is joyful for all.

I dedicated my book “You’re Totally Awesome, The Power of Acknowledgment for Kids” to Lilith when she was but a baby. Now I further commit to what I wrote in the Acknowledgments section for that book: “I dedicate this book to my two-year-old granddaughter, Lilith, who represents possibility, empathy and kindness. She is a real model for what the world can and will be like if we all have something to say about it — which we obviously do!”

I wrote that book to create a paradigm shift in education on a global basis, a shift from the pain of bullying to the power of acknowledgment. And this is happening. The book has just been translated into Portuguese through the efforts of a person just like you, one who believes that he can use its message to change the educational system in Brazil. Let’s make sure that all children can have a joyful journey of learning — every single child. And let’s all remember to acknowledge those who have our children’s love of learning in their hands — their precious teachers.

As IIL’s way of encouraging as many people as possible to engage in this paradigm shift, we are offering the book at a 50% discount for the next 30 days. Use discount code “joyfuljourney” when you click the book below to order!

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Let’s make sure that every child has the wonderful experience my granddaughter had on her first day of school…and hopefully for all their years of education to follow. Judy Umlas