Kids are our future. The new generation that will take over where we leave off. But why wait until they reach a certain age? Kids can help create a better future now, regardless of their age or ability. Kids CAN change the world.

The following are 3 examples of kids changing the world.

• Alex Scott was diagnosed with neuroblastoma (a type of childhood cancer) before she turned 1. After turning 4 years old, she told her mom that she wanted to raise money through a lemonade stand so that she could give the money to doctors to “help other kids, like they helped me.” Raising $2,000 through her first lemonade stand was just the beginning. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation raised over $1 million throughout her life, which ended at the age of 8 years old. But thats not all, 10,000 volunteers continue her legacy by working at 2,000 Alex’s Lemonade Stands around the country every year to donate to cancer research and helping children with cancer.
• When Ryan Hreljac was 6 years old, he was distressed to learn that African children had to walk many kilometers every day just to collect water. So, he began doing household chores and speaking publicly about clean water issues in order to raise money to build a well at a Primary School in northern Uganda. Ryan’s Well Foundation has completed 667 projects that have brought access to clean water to over 714,000 people in 16 countries.
• At 9 years old, Katie Stagliano brought home a cabbage seeding from school. Through her care, her cabbage grew to 40 pounds and Katie donated it to a soup kitchen. The cabbage then helped feed over 275 people! Seeing the difference that fresh produce could make at soup kitchens, led Katie to begin Katie’s Krops. This organization provides thousands of pounds of fresh produce to help people in need. (source)

It seems crazy that these kids are doing things that most adults don’t think they can do. But thats the great thing about kids. Not only can they dream big (like adults), but they believe in their dreams (not many adults do). If our kids can dream big and believe in those dreams, surely we as parents can come alongside them through encouragement and doing our part to help their dreams come true. For every story of a child changing the world, there is a parent or other adult in the background helping to fit the pieces together.

Lets let our children spark inspiration and excitement so that we can change the world together!

Ask your child today, how they would change the world. Then leave a comment below with their answer.