In this poem, Mark Nepo reflects on experiencing wholeness through allowing things to break.
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Many parents find it easier to talk to their children about sex and other intimate matters than to answer questions about God, prayer, good, and evil. In fact, parents may feel they don't know the answers to such questions for themselves, much less for their young children.
Telling stories awakens wonder and creates special occasions with children, whether it is bedtime, around the fire or on rainy days. Encouraging you to spin golden tales, Nancy Mellon shows how you can become a confident storyteller and enrich your family with the power of story.
Emotion coaching is the practice of talking with children about their feelings, and offering kids strategies for coping with emotionally difficult situations. The goal is to empathize, reassure, and teach. Does it make a difference? Yes.
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Storytelling expert John McCormick chatted to us about how storytelling can aid literacy and development. Read his own experiences as a ‘story dad’ alongside some handy tips and tricks.
This video is part of a series made possible by the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah. Lots of parents find it difficult to talk to their kids about God. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, an American rabbi and author, gives us some tips and reassures us that it's okay not having a definite answer.
Emma isn't quite sure who God is and what it means to believe in Him. Through loving talks with her mother, Emma realizes that God is always with her to help her find her way.