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Hug Your Kids Today is the home of National Hug Your Kids Day and the advocacy divison of Work-LIfe Priorities. We help working parents, who want to be great at work AND great with their families, find a sane path. This isn't about time management. This is NOT about "balance." We advocate people prioritize and put "Family first and work a close second." We advocate for kid AND their parents - AND employers and schools and communities. Our work really touches everyone. Buy the handbook, hear Michelle speak, or watch some of our videos. You matter, your kids matter, and your job matters! BACKGROUND - Why the Movement is called "Hug Your Kids"The Hug Your Kids Today program springboarded from some billboards Michelle Nichols and her family had put up in Houston in 2003, in memory of their son, Mark. The billboards read "Hug Your Kids Today. We Wish We Could. In Memory of Mark Nichols 1989-1998." Mark died suddenly in 1998, at age 8 1/2 years old, from brain cancer. The words of the billboards became the title of this program and the handbook - Hug Your Kids Today! CLICK the billboard photo to watch the 2003 TV interview from KTRK, the ABC-TV affiliate in Houston.
The first National Hug Your Kids Day was July 21, 2008. To learn about all the wonderful ways it was celebrated across the U.S., click here. The next holiday will be Monday, July 20, 2009. To read about our plans, click here. The holiday will be on Monday, July 19, 2010 and will continue on the third Monday in July in future years. It is listed in McGraw-Hill's annual book Chase's Calendar of Events.
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