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Today is the International Day of Peace. Peace – such a simple word but such a hard thing to achieve. Remember those who died while countries fought, tribal leaders burned villages, Americans dropped bombs and troops marched through the streets. May Peace Prevail!

Individually we seem to be so helpless but it with our combined voices and small actions that can change how people choose to deal with each other.

Here are 5 ways you can “grow peace.”

Growing Peace

1. Teach your children to respect others and to respect themselves. Perceived disrespect has triggered gang wars, riots and invasions!
2. Teach your children peaceful ways to resolve conflicts. Disagreements and conflicts are a natural part of life but how we deal with them makes the difference.
3. Teach your children how to express themselves and their opinions without hateful words and attitudes. The progressive Democrat should be able to sit down and share ideas and information with the conservative Republican.
4. Teach your children to learn about other faiths, other nationalities, other countries. Americans are kind and generous but we often ignore the world outside our borders.
5. Teach your children to practice kindness and compassion. Actively participating in feeding the poor, donating toys and raising money helps a child feel powerful and in charge. Once the seed is planted you’ll never know what can happen!

Why not learn more about the International Day of Peace and how you can give peace a chance year round?