Who do you want to be when you grow up?
Career Day is coming up, and Lina has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up. Should she become a nurse? An engineer? A journalist? There are too many options! When Lina’s mom suggests she ask herself a few key questions, Lina begins to realize that who she grows up to be is more important than what she ends up doing.
In a world that places so much emphasis on what we do, Paula Faris is passionate about encouraging kids to consider instead who they want to be. In this beautifully illustrated book, Faris shares this empowering message with young readers and gives parents tools to foster their child’s unique gifts and interests and focus them on the things that matter.
Join Lina on her journey as she discovers that character counts and who you are is more important than what you do.
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All of Paula’s proceeds from Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up go to directly to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Paula serves as a Trustee and deeply believes in the mission of the organization to ensure all kids have a great future!
A Note to Parents
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We live in a society where our worth is determined by our work and our calling is equated with our career. As adults, the first two questions we’re often asked are, “What’s your name?” and “What do you do?” That pressure to do is then passed on to our children.
From the time they were able to walk and talk, I asked my kids, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” As if the work they will do someday is the only value they bring to the table. Isn’t their worth and value so much more than a job, a career? Shouldn’t their character count?
As I came to this realization, I decided to change the way I approach this conversation with my children. To encourage them to focus on the kind of person they want to be become, rather than the kind of work they want to do. And it starts by asking the right questions. Focus your kids on the things that matter. And lead them to the biggest question of all: Who do you want to be when you grow up?
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