“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

Children begin learning about life early on from the people who surround them. From the earliest age, youngsters mimic their parents and look to caregivers to guide their development and demonstrate ...

ODESSA, Texas — Many kids don't have a positive role model to look up to. Others have parents who are doing time in jail. Others simply don't know where to go in life. That's why Shawn Carrasco formed ...

Role Model: A person or group serving as an exemplar for the goals, attitudes, or behavior of an individual, who identifies with and seeks to imitate the role model. – APA Dictionary of Psychology ...

Girls Incorporated, a national nonprofit youth organization, will present its annual “She Knows Where She’s Going” award to Tereasa H. Washington, director of the Customer and Employee Relations ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — On Wednesday nights in Warwick, fathers get together and talk about how they can be better dads. "Coming here to this program, I actually learned how to be a father to my son," ...

Jobs working with children are largely done by women, leaving many boys, especially in low-income areas, with few men as role models. By Claire Cain Miller Claire Cain Miller is working on a series of ...