Growing Up Well

Everyday, all sorts of people are giving kids the confidence and direction to grow up well.

VIDEOS

Patrick Henry Hughes & His Dad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qTiYA1WiY8

Team Hoyt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI

Annie Sullivan  & Helen Keller

http://www.afb.org/braillebug/hkgallery.asp?tpid=3 (Play the video link under the picture on this page.)

Maurice Cheeks Saves a Girl

http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/2009/02/26/maurice-cheeks-provides-assistance-to-13-year-old-national-anthem-singer-2003/

Don Meyer – Coach of the Year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGSCalTjpU&feature=bzb302

Rocky Balboa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5OookwOoY

Derek Redmond and his father

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nifq3Ke2Q30&feature=related

ARTICLES

The Value of Family Vacations

http://www.allprodad.com/playbook/viewarticle.php?art=389

Barack Obama on Fatherhood

http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/news/2009/06/barack-obama-we-need-fathers-to-step-up.html

Jim Rice Leaps Into Action

http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/baseball/story/1613006.html

Albert Pujols: A Real Ball Player

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/cardinals/2009-03-30-cover-pujols_N.htm

Fred Rogers: The Real Deal

http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,88632,00.html

The Oddest High School Football Game

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?section=magazine&id=3789373

Russell Honore: The Blessing of Work

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/60471/

Jason Marikitani: Rescued and Rebuilt

http://www.ourrescuer.com/

High School Student Makes Life-Saving Tackle

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/mississippi.bus.hero/index.html