About Author

I am now 86 years old. My life will soon be over and my heart is heavy when I think of the children in today’s world. I don’t have to make a list of all the disparities. The trauma that I experienced could have been avoided if there had been support. I experienced the horrors of WWII and saw the movie “Anne Frank” in my later years. I was jealous of Anne, because she was with her family during those difficult years. Then I felt ashamed that she died and I lived. Strong communication and social emotional learning in families and early in schools is essential.

My hope and dream is, that we all can make a difference and it doesn’t cost anything, except LISTENENING TO THE CHILDREN, NOT ONLY TO THE SPOKEN WORDS, BUT WITH AN OPEN HEART AND OPEN EYES.

SOCIAL EMOTHIONAL LEARNING IS A MUST, IF WE WANT TO CREATE AN IMPROVED SOCIETY. COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY INGREDEINT. ASK THE CHILDREN HOW ARE THEY FEELING? PLEASE HELP THEM TO FIND THE VOCABULARY. DR. PILLING, MY GIFT FROM GOD, TOLD ME THAT CHILDREN ARE TOO YOUNG AND NEED THE HELP WITH WORDS AND LOVE.