Supporting Families

We will not be turned around or interrupted by intimidation
Because we know our inaction and inertia
will be the inheritance of the next generation.
Our blunders become their burdens
But one thing is certain:
If we merge mercy with might and might with right,
Then love becomes our legacy
And change our children’s birthright.

– Amanda Gorman, from The Hill We Climb

Are you a teacher, counselor, or community leader committed to helping families grow and thrive? Tired of outdated materials and want research-based resources that boldly anticipate current issues confronting children and families?

We’re rethinking how to actively team up with families in the spiritual care of children. We’ll help you shake off old habits and techniques that just aren’t working anymore. And, using the latest data, we’ll invite you to build on what is working. We’re in this together.

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  • The Myth of Learning Styles

    Beginning in the latter grades of elementary school, my kids were given tests to help them determine their ‘learning styles’.

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    Hooking Children’s Attention

    It’s every volunteer and professional teacher’s most challenging task: attracting and keeping children’s attention. Some believe that it all comes down to an outgoing personality,

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  • How Guesswork Helps Kids Learn

    As I sit on the floor with a group of five and six year olds, I ask, “What do you think it means to practice silence?” The children look puzzled and then one says,

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    Story Reenactments

    As preschoolers, my children loved Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I would read the story and they would crawl around the floor pretending to eat everything in sight,

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  • Exploring Spiritual Concepts through Movement

    For more than a century, developmentalists assumed that children were unable to understand spiritual and religious concepts. They based this thinking on the abstract and complex nature of spiritual ideas,

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    Memory Games

    Almost everything we do with children involves things they need to remember. Spiritual stories have characters and storylines that convey ideas and prompt reflection.

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