“So many creative initiatives, like Free the Children, Ryan’s Well, and Wheels to Africa, began as a result of a caring child who was agitated after learning about an injustice perpetrated somewhere in the world. Their compassionate parents didn’t tell them to forget about those thoughts or that it’s “all okay.” Instead, they helped the…
I often bring up the Golden Rule in presentations and thoughtful people will object: “This is a Christian value. We want to talk on a more universal level, including those from other belief systems.” Well, it’s not just a Christian value. Here’s what other faiths have to say, in their own words, about what is…
(Excitement around the London 2012 Olympics is building! The games offer an excellent window to the world for all ages and interests, wherever you’ll watch them from. This is an excerpt from Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World, to get started in your backyard, nearby playground, or wherever you…
I was fascinated by this idea, written by William Deresiewicz, in The American Scholar, on what really matters in life. By focusing on meaning and joy and creativity and wonder, there is a common connection with the life of the spirit. It doesn’t matter what labels the writer ascribes to. He’s shared something eloquent that…
While the children are yet in their infancy feed them from the breast of heavenly grace, foster them in the cradle of all excellence, rear them in the embrace of bounty. Give them the advantage of every useful kind of knowledge. Let them share in every new and rare and wondrous craft and art. Bring…
I think it’s essential that kids grow up with memories of actively marking the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and birthday. At most schools this is a day off, and a growing movement advocates making this a “day on.” When parents engage with their children on the important matters Dr. King spoke out for,…
