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Parent Driven DevelopmentEpisode 010: Doing Good with Kids, Live Episode00:50 We're LIVE from Ruby For GoodSchool is a good place to start. There are lots of options for kids and parents to start out.We talk about different activities at different ages, preschool to high schoolTreat it as any other vendorGo to the conference venue and ask for recommendationsAsk for recommendations from the hotel, local user groups, etc.For Girl Scout cookies you can purchase a cookie to have sent to troops overseasGirls on the Run each session has a theme related to "good" thingsWhat does it mean to do good things? We talk about PJ Library and Tikkun OlamSimple things are good like the Dawn soap that you can use to tell a storyBox Tops can be taken to schoolThe more exposure, the betterAt this conference, bringing kids can help them see that we're doing good things. It also happens when kids see you packing up food for shelters.The more exposure you have, the betterJC talks about how they help people move a lot. Religious institutions are also a good way to find opportunities.Mandy talks about doing something nice for a homeless person and the conversation that resulted from that actionHelping family members and grandparents can be very important.Finding places with family and extended family or neighbors to do good things for is really great.Helping our kids be aware of opportunities to help others is keyWe talk about what's going on in the world and how we help our kids understand them.Do we bring our children to rallies? or marches? What is the importance of talking about what is going on in the news and being aware of how it affects our children, the world, and others.How do we support our children if they want to participate in walk-outs or some of the activism happening with our kids these days?21:20 - 22:53 Trigger Warning: We talk a bit about the Parkland Shooting and gun violence related to our childrenBeyond involving our kids, we get involved in issues that affect the world our children are growing up inLike elections, environment, infrastructure, etc.Writing letters to the Senate can be incredibly important so that funding continues for life changing programs.Local tech stuff, mentoring, starting a Women Who Code chapter and moreSometimes you're not going to be able to do things hands-on, giving money is also importantInvolve kids in where to donateAllow children to allocate money to a charity or charity typeBirthdays are a great opportunity as well, money to charity instead of gifts Allison - We sleep trained our daughter! We were going to wait but we didn't and it's worked out really well. #GeniusJC - Teenager was being a teenager and we took him off the Spotify premium family plan. #GeniusChris - My son doesn't enunciate always and we had a Trader Joe's chicken in the freezer and we called it Emergency Chicken. One day Lars was in class and said Emergency Chicken is his favorite food. #FailMandy - I've been super busy this conference season and end of the school year and I missed an email from a teacher which apparently said there were portfolio reading. My daughter was super sad and I just missed it. But I'm making up for it! #FailTell us if you have a question you want us to discuss on air!Follow & SupportPlease follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.comSupport us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community.Panel:Mandy MooreAllison McMillanJC AvenaChris Sexton