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Leading Children by Example

Leading Children by Example "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." – James Arthur Baldwin

Children follow the path that we set for them, they look to their elders for examples and guidance. As we have all too often seen, as with the children's poll I mentioned in my Earth Day post, the best example for the worlds children is not being set. If children only see hate, destruction, greed, violence and war then these are the examples we have given them to imitate and turn into the reality of adulthood. Let us give the children of today more examples of kindness, peace, and preservation to imitate, so that the children of tomorrow will need not look so tirelessly for good imitations of life.

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict