Mike Neuts, with the group Make Children Better Now, says building up kids’ self-esteem starts at home.
“Children have confided in me that they come home and mom and dad ask how school was they give a little bit and they want to expand on the little bit. And mom and dad all of a sudden don’t have time, they’re rushing around, maybe something is on the stove,” says Neuts. “My message to parents is give the five minute what for and ask how match and gym and lunch was.”
Pink Shirt Day started in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two teens stood up for a classmate who was being teased for wearing a pink shirt.