Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO!

Well, it’s a Friday morning, and it’s the 22nd day of October. 

So, do you know what today is?  It’s National NUT Day!!  And I’m SO excited!  It looks like I finally got my OWN National Day of Recognition!!  What?  What?  NO... so your saying it’s not THAT kind of nut?  Oh, you’re saying it’s the kind you eat?  Here, give me that...  Okay, it says here, “Nuts are a highly prized food and energy source and some are a primary source of nutrients for both humans and wildlife.  Many nuts are excellent sources of vitamins E and B2. 

They are also rich in protein, fiber, and essential minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and selenium.”  Hmmm. 

So, Happy National Nut Day to you! 

Even though it isn’t about me...

Well, the upcoming story doesn’t have ANYTHING to do with nuts, but it is another story involving MY favorite teacher, Mr. Delaney.  Mr. Delaney always talked a LOT with his class about becoming HEROES by HELPING others, you know, instead of hurting others. 

And in this story, he talks about the IMPORTANCE of HELPING.  So, here we go!  The story is called The End of the Year Discussion, and it starts right now.

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The End of the Year Discussion

Toward the end of every school year, after all the testing is done, Mr. Delaney likes having discussions with his class. And of course, one of his favorite subjects is that of HELPING others instead of hurting them. “Why should we all be HELPERS,” he asked his class. One girl said, “It makes the world a better place.”

Another student said, “It makes life easier for someone having a hard time.” Someone else said, “It makes everybody friendlier.”

But there was a new kid in the class who had just moved from another city. He spent a lot of his time picking on other kids. He said, “Life is not always JUST about HELPING, you know.”

“Really” said Mr. Delaney, “Then what is it all about?” The boy thought—for longer than just a moment and finally said proudly, “It’s about having fun!” Mr. Delaney started...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO!

Good morning kids and

parents!  It’s a THURSDAY...the 21st

day of October.   And, today is National

Get Smart About Credit Day.  It’s a national campaign where volunteer bankers help counsel young people on responsible credit habits.  We talked a few days ago about SAVING money.  Well learning about credit and how to handle it responsibly is certainly an important part of money management.  Now, you may be too young to have a line of credit with a bank, but you are CERTAINLY not too young to learn about how credit works and how to be responsible with it.  So, happy National Get Smart About Credit Day.

And along those lines of thinking, coming up is a story about a moment of honesty where money is concerned.  I hope you like it.  It’s called simply, “The Hundred Dollar Bill,” and it starts right now!

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“Oh my goodness, look! That lady just dropped a hundred dollar bill, and she doesn’t even know it!” Dana and her two friends were at the convenience store when they saw the whole thing. One of Dana’s friends picked it up, and the other friend said, “Now we can buy anything we want!”

“No,” said Dana, “it’s not right.”

“What’s wrong with you,” said one of the other girls?

“Do you remember when Mrs. McBride talked to us about seeing ourselves in the future, all grown up and everything?” Mrs. McBride was the school principal, and she was always talking about personal vision. “What kind of person do you want to be when you’re an adult? Do you want to be a person who is respected, who has integrity, who is responsible?” She would say that, and a lot more, too. Dana told her friends, “When I’m 30, I don’t want to look back and realize that I was a thief.”

Well, the other girls didn’t really have a response for that—not anything that sounded intelligent, anyway. “Besides,” Dana said, “the lady probably worked hard for that money, and I know I would be hurt if someone took money from me, even if I thought I just lost it.

So, the other two girls now had a choice. They could keep the money, they could drop it back on the floor where they found it, OR they...

Please visit us at www.Patreon.com/TheCharacterNetwork to help support TCN and help us keep providing these unique and extremely effective research based Bully and Violence Prevention and Character Education Programs to schools around the world, and help more kids who desperately need special intervention. Go to www.TheCharacterNetwork.org to learn more and get involved. Thank you! Public use in schools requires a site license, please visit The Character Network to find out how your school can get these life changing program as a part of the TCN METHOD for school violence and bully prevention.

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A HERO is someone who does something special to HELP OTHERS. Every hero STARTS as a CHILD, and every Child can CHOOSE to become a Hero... And I Know that YOU Can Be a HERO TOO!

TCN Mornings Episode 251 -

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Hey kids!  Hey parents! 

It's Wednesday, the 20th day of October.  AND...... It is National Youth Confidence Day!  I’m quoting now from the National Day Calendar website: “Building a framework of positive role models is vital to developing responsible, confident young adults. Incidentally, National Youth Confidence Day, on October 20, encourages us to connect and inspire today’s youth for tomorrow’s success.”  Wait a minute!  Isn’t that what we do EVERY DAY here at TCN Mornings?  Well, at any rate, welcome into National Youth Confidence Day!!

AND... if today, happens to be your birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! 

Someone else who was born on this day was a man named Mickey.  What? 

NO...I said a MAN, not a mouse...Come on!!  His name is Mickey Mantle, and you know when I was your age, Mickey Mantle was REALLY big stuff in baseball!  He was one of the greatest baseball players of all time.  His story is called The Mickey Mantle Story, and it starts right now.

So, did you notice it started when Mickey Mantle was a kid.  And not just a kid, a LITTLE kid.

Now, does that mean if YOU start seriously practicing baseball (or whatever sport) as a kid, YOU will become one of the GREAT athletes someday? 

Well, maybe.  But maybe not.  Some people’s natural talents ARE in sports.  But for most of us, that’s not the case.  HOWEVER, there IS SOMETHING that you CAN be REALLY REALLY good at. 

Something that, if you discover what it is and develop it, it will serve you well!  So, keep your eyes and ears open.  Look for what interests you and learn all you can about it. Look for those things you are good at doing.

Develop your talent to the best it can possibly be.  Then use that talent to help yourself, your family, AND (and this is important, too!) Use your talent to HELP others.  And you, too, can become a hero! Oh, and this being YOUTH CONFIDENCE Day... there