Category: Education

Ah’nesty is age 5. Size 6-7 in clothes, Size 11 in shoes.  Ta’noa is age 3. Size 5t in clothes and size 10 in shoes.  Their wish list is clothes, sneakers, teddy bears, warm 🧥 coats, blankets, toys of your choice.  “We are just appreciative of anything we receive😊. “    Shared w/ permission from mother, Nakía.   “Ya gotta risk it to get the biscuit and you give me HOPE.” Nakía is women sizeL.  #giveback 

Paypal Directly to Mother: Click here to donate:

https://www.paypal.me/MsKBusiness23

Srry, not a nonprofit so no receipt for tax purposes.   This is just a family we know who has been homeless (they slept in a car), they now have stable housing (whew).   Former foster youth with “invisible disabilities.”   

PayPal email: nakiakaisa29@gmail.com

#HOPE Help donation as the holiday season approaches.    Every little bit helps.  

Check out this Future Icon poster spotted at Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE)

Check out this future icon poster spotted at the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE).

My son and I listened to this podcast on the way to a high school party in Berkeley, CA. (I didn’t go to the party, I just dropped him off).

Meditation

Wellness

Making $ 💵 Millions losing and making again.

Stand up comedy.

Check it out.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zW5re2pGCpJGMO4RrGjB6?si=LrDdu2Y_Qg62jMlT4ZiRFQ

Interns, trainees and social workers who I supervise toward licensure sometimes feel insecure when working with parents and family dynamics. “How can I support someone with parenting when I don’t have kids myself?”

In Tokyo, Japan I led parenting classes for parents from all over the world 🌍. We used the “STEP” curriculum as a launch 🚀 pad.

The parents brought the experience of raising children; I brought perspective from developmental psychology, and listening to children.

Once a week for eight (8) weeks, the parents connected with each other, and we shared a sense of community. We normalized disagreement as an opportunity to learn, and acknowledgement of our different cultures and countries interacting with each other.

Life goes in circles, now I’m a father, supporting men to be the father who they would like to be.

We all need someone on our side.