When Childhood Wears a Cape: Why Every Child Deserves to Be Their Own Hero
It begins with a cape. Not the store-bought type, with a logo and shiny polyester stitching. I'm referring to the one that's made from your living room curtains and is haphazardly tied around small shoulders. It will sway dramatically as your child runs from the sofa to the dining chair. That cape is a statement: "I am more than what you see." It is more than just fabric. Between those early living room adventures and the structured routines of school life, a child starts exchanging that cape for a backpack. That said, the cape should never honestly vanish at all. After all, education is about more and not less. It is showing a child how to wear both – carry curiosity, courage, and possibility in one hand and a notebook in the other. The Myth of “Growing Up” We talk about childhood as if it's just a second-rate waiting room for adulthood, merely a dress rehearsal before they get to become somebody. But what if that is the most important part? But what if these ...