When I was a high school teacher, one of my students came to me after class and told me how he loved to go up to a nearby reservoir, crawl through the marsh, and watch the ducks. … Read more
More About Nurturing Children
Month: March 2026
The Single Biggest Factor in Parenting
Terry was a kindergartener. He showed up at school one day with a note pinned to his jacket. He worked his way around the classroom proudly displaying his note to classmates. Eventually the teacher spotted the note … Read more
Having Compassion for Humanness
Flora, age six, complained that “lately” she had been receiving fewer presents than her brother. Her mother did not deny the complaint. Neither did she explain to Flora that her brother was older and so deserved more. … Read more
Kinds of Compassion in Parenting
Sara is the youngest of our three children. She was always more cautious than Emily or Andy. I don’t know why. We never deliberately tricked or deceived her. She was just more cautious. In fact, she was … Read more
The Foundation of Great Parenting: Compassion
Our own spiritual well-being—our relationship with God—forms the footings on which all our parenting structure rests. God is the rock on Whom we build.
The next step in building our structure is the foundation which supports the … Read more