ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT FROM UPS BRIDGE. PETER: A GOOD DAY CAN BE HARD TO COME BY FOR KIDS. >> ALL THIS BULLYING IS GOING ON. PETER: THE PANDEMICS TOLL ON THE PANDEMICS TOLL ON MENTAL HEALTH, PALPABLE. BUT A FAMYIL AT WHITEN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN UXBRIDGE SOUGHT TO CHANGE THAT. ONE KIND WORD OF SUPPORT AT A TIME. >> THAT FEELING OF THE WORLD IS KIND OF BEATING YOU DNOW AND YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A LITTLE RAY OF HOPE AND THAT IS ALL WE ARE TRYING TO DO. PETER: FOR THE PAST WEEK, STEVEN HAS BEEN ZOOMING IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL DINURG MORNING DROP OFF. HOLDING SIGNS LIKE THIS FOR ALL TO SEE . TODAY HIS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS JOINING AS WELL. >> WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER. >> I CAN COMESIUT ODE, I CAN BE SEEN AND SHARE A POSITIVE MESSAGE. SO I DO WHAT I CAN. PETER:NO KWN TO THE KIDS AS THE KINDNESS GUY AND THE TEACHERS. >> THANK YOUSI, R. PETER: BROUGHT TO TEARS. >> I HDEL BACK MY OWN TEARS AND I AM SO GLAD THAT SHE CAME OUT HERE AND LET US KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. IT JUST MADE ME WANT TO CRY TWO. >> I LOVE YOYSU GU. PETER: PARENTS ALSO FEELING THE LOVE. THEY HAVE A HARD DAY SO THEY SEE SEMI-POSITIVE, IT IS GOOD FOR THEM. STEPHEN IS A DISABLED IRAQI WAR VETERAN IN A WORLD RIDDLED WITH DIVISION AND HATE, HE SAYS LOVE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. >> WE BELIEVE BNGEI KIND AND IF YOU — YOU CAN NEVER MAKE A MISTAKE DOING THAT. IT’S ALWAYS THE RIGHT CHOICE PETER: HE ASKED THE PINS FOR HOW HE CAN HPEL AND YOU WILL BE COMING IN THIS WEEK TO READ TO THEM AS WELL. WE ARE
Uxbridge father combatting bullying, bringing smiles one word at a time
An Uxbridge, Massachusetts, father is hoping to combat bullying and bring a smile to students’ faces one word at a time. “That feeling of the world is kind of beating you down, and you’re looking for a little ray of hope, and that’s all we’re trying to do,” said Stephen Mandile. For the past week, Mandile has been standing in front of Whitin Intermediate School during morning drop off holding signs with words of encouragement. On Thursday, he was joined by his wife and two daughters. “We want everybody to be kind to each other,” daughter Olivia said. “I don’t have a degree or a doctorate in psychology or anything. I can’t do that, but I can come outside, I can be seen, I can share a positive message, so I do what I can,” Mandile said. He’s known to the kids as “the kindness guy.”“I really held back my own tears, and I’m so glad that (a teacher) came over and let us know how important it is,” said wife Jessica Mandile. “It just made me want to cry, too.”Parents also feel the love. “They need more positivity in the morning before they go into school, they have a hard day sometimes, but if they see something positive, it’s good for them,” said Uxbridge parent Renee Smith.Mandile, a disabled Iraqi War veteran, said in a world riddled with division and hate, he said love is worth fighting for. “It gets better, it does get better. Reach out for help, that’s what strong people do,” Mandile said. “We believe that being kind, you can never make a mistake doing that. It’s always the right choice.”Mandile will also be reading to the students at that school next week.
An Uxbridge, Massachusetts, father is hoping to combat bullying and bring a smile to students’ faces one word at a time.
“That feeling of the world is kind of beating you down, and you’re looking for a little ray of hope, and that’s all we’re trying to do,” said Stephen Mandile.
For the past week, Mandile has been standing in front of Whitin Intermediate School during morning drop off holding signs with words of encouragement. On Thursday, he was joined by his wife and two daughters.
“We want everybody to be kind to each other,” daughter Olivia said.
“I don’t have a degree or a doctorate in psychology or anything. I can’t do that, but I can come outside, I can be seen, I can share a positive message, so I do what I can,” Mandile said.
He’s known to the kids as “the kindness guy.”
“I really held back my own tears, and I’m so glad that (a teacher) came over and let us know how important it is,” said wife Jessica Mandile. “It just made me want to cry, too.”
Parents also feel the love.
“They need more positivity in the morning before they go into school, they have a hard day sometimes, but if they see something positive, it’s good for them,” said Uxbridge parent Renee Smith.
Mandile, a disabled Iraqi War veteran, said in a world riddled with division and hate, he said love is worth fighting for.
“It gets better, it does get better. Reach out for help, that’s what strong people do,” Mandile said. “We believe that being kind, you can never make a mistake doing that. It’s always the right choice.”
Mandile will also be reading to the students at that school next week.
