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Press 3 for a pep talk from kindergartners. A new hotline gives you options for joy (npr.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 3/7/222:27 PM

Amid a crush of heavy news from around the world, who couldn't use some sage advice right now?

Call a new hotline, and you'll get just that — encouraging words from a resilient group of kindergartners.

Kids' voices will prompt you with a menu of options:

If you're feeling mad, frustrated or nervous, press 1. If you need words of encouragement and life advice, press 2. If you need a pep talk from kindergartners, press 3. If you need to hear kids laughing with delight, press 4. For encouragement in Spanish, press 5.

To read more of Hiba Ahmad and Adrian Florido's article, please click here.

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