Nurturing Spiritual Development in Children by Understanding Our Own Spirituality
The purpose of this workbook is to encourage caregivers to be aware of the importance of spirituality and to realize that spiritual development can be nurtured at a very young age. In order to successfully do this, it is important for caregivers to explore and understand their own spirituality.
This book introduces the concept of spiritual development vital for all caregivers, for it references aspects of spiritual development that are common to all people. Each chapter offers insight into how spiritual development unfolds. Readers will find information about various aspects of spiritual development. Space is given for reflection and journal writing. This will provide opportunities to evoke and strengthen the caregivers’ spiritual development that will enhance the spiritual development of the children the adults are nurturing.
Each chapter concludes with a list of ideas, activities and spiritual moments that caregivers can share with the children in their lives.
The twelve sections included in the book explore the following areas of spiritual development:
- Spiritual Moments
- Caregiver Love
- Self-Awareness
- Mindfulness and Mindsight
- Disposition
- Wonderment
- Kindness
- Imagination
- Openness and Acceptance
- Gratitude
- Breath and Presence
- The Big Picture – Spiritual Development
“This is the book I wish I had when I was a counselor and counselor educator. It embraces everything parents, teachers, grandparents, counselors, and caregivers need to learn to raise spiritual, healthy, self-aware, mindful, kind, and grateful children. At the same time, this book will teach and remind adults how to become the same. Thank you Ester and Deb for writing this most informative and helpful book.” -Mickey Henson, MA
