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Find Your Passion, Ignite Your Grit!
Empowering Your Child with Resilience and Confidence
What’s A Grit Pile
“A Grit Pile is a collection of your hard work, accomplishments, failures, and most importantly, the lessons you have learned through these experiences,” – Grit Pile Kidz
Our Story
Empowering Your Child with Resilience and Confidence
The mental health of our children is at stake. The relentless drive to “be the best” can leave kids feeling inadequate, isolated, and hopeless. Grit Pile Kidz is about teaching kids that they don’t have to be perfect; they just need to keep trying, learning, and growing. Resilience is a skill that can save lives—and it starts with us as parents.
At Grit Pile Kidz, our mission is to inspire children to discover their unique potential, ignite their passions, and build the self-confidence and resilience needed to overcome challenges and fearlessly pursue their dreams.
We believe that all motivation begins with a spark of passion—an essential ingredient for developing grit and the perseverance to achieve success. Through our empowering books and resources for parents, teachers, and coaches, we aim to shift the focus from societal pressures to personal growth, helping children embrace their journey with the right mindset and inner drive.
By sharing real-life stories of individuals who achieved greatness through unwavering determination and grit—despite rejection and self-doubt—we show kids that every success story begins with a love for what you do. The Grit Pile you build today is a foundation for all future goals, no matter how your passions evolve over time.
Join the Grit Kidz Community and take the first step in empowering children to dream big, persevere, and realize their limitless potential!
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Meet the Dads Behind a New Children’s Book About Grit: Former NHL Star Matt Moulson & Hockey Coach Greg Presseau
Instilling grit in children is a high priority for parents but can feel like one of the more elusive goals of parenting. A new dad-founded publisher, Grit Pile Kidz, is sharing stories that instill passion and help kids find and build that all-important grit.
Greg Presseau is a longtime hockey coach in addition to this day job in finance, and cofounded Grit Pile Kidz with illustrator Anika Charron. Their first subject and athlete contributor? Former NHL star Matt Moulson, who played 650 games in the league, including for the New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild. Now a dad of two, Matt is sharing his story with “Coach Greg” in MattyMo’s Grit Pile, now also available in paperback.
GRIT PILE KIDZ LAUNCHES SECOND CHILDREN’S BOOK, KOMO’S GRIT ENGINE, INSPIRED BY FORMER PRO HOCKEY STAR, MIKE KOMISAREK
-Uplifting new story highlights the power of personal passion and the importance of supportive parents and coaches in realizing your dreams-
-Publisher announces new social impact initiative – Grit Gives Back – to further enable kids to discover their inner passion and build confidence-
Komo’s Grit Engine, the second edition of our Grit Pile Kidz book series, features Mike Komisarek’s journey to the Big Leagues. Komo’s humble and authentic story will ignite your passion and warm your heart. Starting with his parents’ journey to the U.S. and their grit in building a better life for their children, the story will transport you into young Komo’s world, who found his passion at the age of 12, empowered by his parents to fearlessly discover the world. Komo’s Grit Engine is a highly relatable story for young readers and a powerful reminder for parents that the spark of passion comes from within. With encouragement and support, kids can build confidence and resilience, nurturing the spark into a roaring engine to achieve their dreams.
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Grit Pile Kidz LLC
PO BOX 75, 25 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, Connecticut 06880, United States