Week 1
Welcome to Hartie's Club!
Every child has an inner hero, steady, constant, and always present. This hero carries superpowers of kindness and courage, resilience and responsibility. Even when the inner hero feels hidden, it never disappears.
At Hartie’s Club, children gain practical tools to understand and use their superpowers. Over six weeks, they learn to build a Hero Mindset, recognizing themselves as the hero of their own journey and learning how to use their strengths to navigate everyday moments, handle challenges, make thoughtful choices, and shape the world around them for the better.
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Meet your thinking powers, speaking powers, and action powers.
meet hartie
Hartie is the beloved superhero of Heroville, a trusted friend who helps children connect with their inner hero. His greatest power isn’t in saving the day but in helping kids see that they can. Through him, children learn that real strength comes from within. From the courage to try, the kindness to care, the responsibility to act, and the resilience to begin again.
Your Powers
Word Powers
What it is: The power to use words to share feelings, listen, and connect.
How to use it: Show your child that words can help or hurt. Model kindness by saying, “That was so nice of you,” or “Thank you for helping.” When they say something unkind, guide them to think: “How might that make someone feel?”
In action: Saying thank you, asking a friend to play, giving a compliment, or using kind words to make someone feel better.
Thinking Powers
What it is: The ability to pause, notice, and figure things out before reacting.
How to use it: When your child says, “I can’t do that,” help them switch their words to, “I can try.” You might say, “Let’s think of one thing we can do first,” or “What could help you try again?” This helps them learn that their thoughts can change what happens next.
In action: Noticing when someone looks left out, taking a breath before reacting, or trying again after something goes wrong.
Action Powers
What it is: The power to turn kind thoughts and words into helpful actions.
How to use it: Point out when your child follows through: “You saw that needed to be cleaned up and did it — that’s using your Action Powers!” Encourage small acts of care and courage to show them that what they do makes a difference.
In action: Helping a friend, comforting someone who’s sad, cleaning up a mess, or doing something brave and kind without being asked.
Conversation Starters
- How did you Hero today?
- Did you use your word powers to say anything kind?
- Can you share something in your day that brings out one of Hartie’s three powers?
Hero as a verb
- To hero is to use your thoughts, words or actions show kindness and consideration to one’s self or another person. To hero is to make a positive choice that contributes to making the world a better place.
- To hero is to act with courage to do something difficult, to face a fear, or to overcome a personal challenge, whether small or large.
