Focus on Giving: Dr Aronow's Haircut
Below is a story from Dr. Aronow about growing her hair in order to donate 9 inches of hair to an organization that makes wigs for children and in the process sharing the benefits of giving with her children.
"When I first learned of the organization Locks of Love I knew it was something I wanted to participate in. Locks of Love helps children suffering from medical hair loss. Their mission is "to return a sense of self-confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children." Many of these children have lost their hair because of a medical problem called alopecia, an autoimmune disorder, or after chemotherapeutic treatments for cancer.
Initially, the idea of donating my hair was about me helping others "feel better". But after my donation, I realized that this process helped me "feel better" too. I was honored to give this meaningful gift to a child. I also "felt great" talking to my children about giving something of yourself to help someone else. They watched as my hair grew longer, we visited the Locks of Love website together, and my children asked me a lot of questions. The lesson of "giving" is an important one to teach our children. If we all give, whether it is time, money, or hair to help each other, our world will thrive and become a better place to live."
Click here to learn more about Locks of Love. |
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Other ways to teach and share the gift of giving with your children
Here are a few websites we found that might give you a few ideas about how to show our children that it is possible for each of us, no matter how young we are or even though we are each just one person, to make an impact and to learn that helping others helps ourselves too.
Kiva Organization
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