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What’s to Come.
What’s to Come for Our Little Lights
This page is still growing—just like our Little Lights. Soon, families will find gentle affirmations, simple feelings and safety tools, family activities, caregiver guidance, and personal reflections inspired by the earliest chapters of growing forward. Each resource will be created with care to help little ones recognize their feelings, use their voices, understand safe support, and remember that their light matters.
Please visit again as we continue adding new ways to help every Little Light feel safe, capable, included, and valued.
Welcome, Little Lights & Caregivers
Every little light shines in its own special way.
Little Lights was created for children ages 3–5 to explore feelings, kindness, courage, safe choices, and the power of using their voices. Through simple words, colorful images, and gentle activities, children can begin learning that their feelings matter, their bodies belong to them, and it is always okay to ask a trusted grown-up for help.
Here, there are no wrong ways to sparkle. Some little lights shine brightly. Some glow quietly. Every one of them deserves to feel heard, protected, loved, and safe. There is more on the way soon.
Ma, Pa, Teacher, or caregiver: this is especially for a child who has been hurt in any form or traumatized. In order for healing to happen, they need to believe in themselves first. It’s also very helpful for a child who hasn’t faced trauma; they deserve praise as well. The day will come when they need to remember something powerful. Please, please explain to your child how a light bulb works, and then tell them that they remind you of a light bulb, or light itself; they will remember that through some of the most difficult times they have yet to face. Prepare their little minds now to remember what it is that will keep them empowered. When I was facing dark days, I did not call it dark until I learned what dark was. The sooner they learn analogy, not comparison they will be able to equip their little souls for their journey. I am giving you a gift from the little girl in me who continues to share how she made it through. The rest will follow. It takes time, but it works. Remind them that you love them before turning the lights out at night, before bed. Remind the daycare, foster parents, or caregivers to tell the child, for you, you love them, or that they are loved every night when you are not there. Love Ya!
Of course we know:
* Connection — The bulb must be connected to a source of power.
* A pathway — The switch opens a path for energy to travel.
* Transformation — Inside the bulb, that energy is changed into light.
* Illumination — The light spreads into the surrounding darkness.
* Reflection — The light touches other things and helps us see what was already there.
Tell them like this:
Sometimes life can feel dark, but darkness does not mean your light is gone. Like a light bulb, you may need connection—a safe grown-up, a caring voice, or a place where you can ask for help. When you are surrounded by care, your light has room to shine, helping you see the courage and goodness already within you.
Let them know they are the light in this world no matter where they are or what is happening around them.
Note: I do not remember every part of my life between ages three and five, but I remember what it felt like to believe I was different and to keep searching for a place where I belonged. Some of my clearest memories are of sitting at tables, sharing food, and being spoken to like a child whose thoughts and presence mattered. Those moments of kindness, often shared with people from many walks of life, showed me the patience, peace, and belonging every Little Light deserves.