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Part 1 of a series where we ask, Is My Child Okay? We look at whether kids are actually okay by pairing brain development with today’s digital environment. Though progress markers offer hope we level with you about risk, influence, and what “normal” really looks like in today's changing world.

Please share with a friend. Remember, you just have to be good enough as a parent. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be good enough.

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What if the smallest pause could change the story you tell about your life?

n this episode, Craig shares three powerful moments where beauty emerged from unexpected places: spontaneous phone calls to celebrate struggling students, a tattered 9/11 flag that united the world at the 2002 Olympics, and carrying meaning through loss.

These stories reveal that our most broken places often become our most beautiful ones, not despite the damage, but because of it.

If this conversation moves you, pause with us: notice one act of beauty today, write it down and share it with someone you love. Subscribe for more thoughtful stories, leave a review to help others find the show and tell us the last moment you almost missed—what did it teach you?

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The Ripple of a Child's Kindness: How Riley's Gentle Ways Continue to Shake the World

In this deeply moving episode, Craig sits down with Ziggy and Megan Gutensberger, founders of Riley's Ark, to share the profound story of their daughter Riley - a 12-year-old girl whose gentle acts of kindness created ripples that continue long after a tragic accident took her life.

Riley embodied the beauty paradox that small gestures can have extraordinary impact. Through notes of encouragement, spontaneous hugs, and simple acts of care, she demonstrated how "in a gentle way, you can shake the world." After spending 28 days in the hospital following a car accident, Riley's parents faced impossible decisions about life, love, and letting go.

What emerged from their grief was Riley's Ark (Acts of Random Kindness) - a organization that continues Riley's legacy through prom dress shops, Halloween costume drives, and "waves of kindness" for those in need. All events operate on a "pay what you can" basis, asking only that participants "be the ripple."

This episode explores the paradox of how beauty can emerge from tragedy, how love continues beyond physical presence, and how one child's sensitivity to others' needs created a movement of compassion that touches thousands of lives.