incrediblekids

 

Dear Diary,

 

Today is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day–a day when adults tell young people they are, well, incredible!  The national letter writing campaign is a call to action, inviting adults to write words of love and support to children.  According to Camp Fire USA, the organization that spearheads the campaign, words of encouragement can come at just the time a child needs them most–helping the child to make better decisions, build self-esteem and even be more compassionate and successful.

 

Why a letter? A letter is a personal, tangible thing a kid can hold onto for years. I still have handwritten notes from my grandparents, which are tucked safely away in a memory chest. So I decided to make memories for my daughter and write how absolutely incredible she is to me.  Camp Fire even offers downloadable stationary.   You can tuck a letter under your child’s pillow or in your child’s lunchbox or backpack. If they’re not old enough to read a letter yet, keep a copy in your child’s baby book to share in the years to come.

 

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Hey DFTM fam–what will you write to your child?  How is he/she absolutely incredible?

About The Author

Vlog Mom/DFTM Creator

Not long ago, Heather Hopson hosted a television show in the Cayman Islands. Today, she's back home writing a different kind of story as a new mom. In her 15 years working as a professional journalist, this by far is her best assignment! Growing up, she dreamed of becoming Oprah Winfrey. She was the features editor for her school’s newspaper and a teen talk show host for her city’s most popular radio station. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Michigan State University. After graduation, she worked as a television producer and reporter at CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates throughout the U.S. Instead of heading to Chicago to join Ms. Winfrey on her set, she bought a plane ticket to the Cayman Islands instead. She arrived five days before a category five hurricane! She lived in paradise for seven years, hosted an award-winning television show and traveled the globe with a government delegation. She also served on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters and spearheaded a Send a Kid to Camp campaign. Then, she relocated to Washington, D.C. to obtain a teaching certification and instruct 8th grade reading at a high needs middle school. She later returned to her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA to raise her daughter Caitlynn, now 4-years-old. During her 10-month-stint as a stay-at-home mom, Caitlynn inspired her to create this blog, and Diary of a First Time Mom was born on Mother’s Day 2012. Two years later, she expanded the family to include 20+ writers. Currently, Heather serves as the communications director at Allies for Children. In addition, she is the owner of Motor Mouth Multimedia, which ranked #49 in Startup Nation’s Home-Based 100 Competition sponsored by Discover Card and Sam’s Club. Recently, The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments selected Heather to receive an Emerging Black Artist award to develop Diary of a First Time Mom.

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