Nurturing Spirituality in Children Simple Hands-On Activities

The greatest gifts that a child can receive are an opened mind, a caring heart, and ignited creativity. This fully expanded, illustrated edition ofNurturing Spirituality in Childrenincludes sixty-two simple and thought-provoking lessons that can be shared with children in less than ten minutes each. The lessons are easy to prepare and understand; they use commonly available materials and complement a wide variety of religious perspectives.Children who develop a healthy balance of mind and spirit are better able to respond to life's challenges when given the tools to think and discover for themselves. Dr. Jenkins gives scores of age-appropriate activities that help children learn empathy, trust, forgiveness, growth, and inner peace.

Peggy Joy Jenkins, Ph.D., is the author of four highly acclaimed parent/teacher education books, including Art for the Fun of It, The Magic of Puppetry, and The Joyful Child. Dr. Jenkins is founder and president of Joyful Child, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving parents and teachers