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It’s easy and cheap to sponsor a child. World Vision is just one of many agencies, with offices internationally located. I have the amounts (which are tax-deductable) added to my credit card so I don’t forget. My sponsored child lives in Haiti—where she survived Hurricane Jeanne just after I ‘adopted’ her. She’s not a great writer, but she draws nice pictures and enjoys life with her mother and siblings. Do it!

Here is an easy way to start being a philanthropist:

http://www.pledgebank.com/

Tell the world “I’ll do it, but only if you’ll help me do it”

“We all know what it is like to feel powerless, that our own actions can’t really change the things that we want to change. PledgeBank is about beating that feeling”

Lesson # 1: This is a process, not an event.
Lesson # 2: Your baby can never fall off the floor.
Lesson # 3: When they are crying, you know they are breathing. Doesn’t mean they don’t need or want your attention, but hold on to the good point: the baby/kid is alive.
Lesson # 4: corporal punishment is a dead-end system of correction. It teaches the kid to be stoic and tough, but not necessarily kind, loving, or respectful; it makes you feel yucky and inadequate as a parent.
Lesson # 5: They get better, and so will you.
Lesson # 6: Asking for help is the strong, tough, brave and best thing to do for your kid & yourself. Every parent needs help, advice, support at some point.
Lesson # 7: Don’t lie to your kid(s).
Lesson # 8: Tell your kids stories about your life, your family, your dreams, your goals, and the fun things you’ve done.
Lesson # 9: Read to your kids, listen to public radio, enroll your kids in sports, arts & music for pleasure, not success; avoid TV.
Lesson # 10: Listen to your kid(s). Respect them as people.