Mall shootings, church shootings, random acts of violence everywhere we turn. It's a very scary time out there for all of us. These people were just going about their daily lives just like you and I do not even realizing that some unstable person with a gun was about to change everything for them and their family's. Its a tragic story just like so many others we see on the daily news. Have you ever stopped to count the number of negative stories verses positive on the news? It's mind boggling!
With all of these senseless acts, I just have to say again how it is so important that we give our children the tools they need to handle today's pressures. I can't help but to think what might have been different if that mall shooter had been taught self control, or how to accept himself or deal with his anger positively. Or if anyone of them had been taught these concepts how the outcome didn't have to be negative.
Our children need taught how to deal with the pressures of life, let's face it it's a different time period from when we were growing up. Gone are the days of children walked safely to the store for some tootsie rolls and skipped back home. That route to the store is full of dangers from robbery and kidnapping and worse. The children face many more obstacles than we did growing up and we have to make sure that they are prepared, fully prepared. Our "talks" are not enough anymore,
they need tools, solutions to the new generation problems.
I'm sorry this has occurred, and hope that we can take these as wake up calls that
our children are crying out for help. Let's not ignore their cries, let's teach them what they need to know in order to deal with life today. Character Courses can provide the tools and are here when you need us.