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Calm and Compassionate Children : A Handbook

by Susan Usha Dermond
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Teach Empathy, Integrity and Kindness to Kids.

Calm and Compassionate Children: A Handbook provides practical guidance on how parents and teachers can model behaviors that foster children's concentration, self-discipline and compassion, among other heartfelt qualities. It recommends over 90 exercises for fostering joy, wonder, kindness and love in children. Using Susan Usha Dermond's experiences as a teacher, it's written to be accessible to everyone and emphasizes non-sectarian spiritual principles and practical skills for living. If you want to help your child develop into a calm and compassionate person, be sure to pick up this book!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Calm and Compassionate Children : A Handbook

by Susan Usha Dermond
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ISBN: 9781587612763
Author: Susan Usha Dermond
Publisher: Celestial Arts
Date of Publication: 2007-03-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 240 readers)

Description

Building on such inherent qualities as openheartedness and trust, parents and teachers can help children develop empathy and integrity as they grow and mature. From nature activities to conscious quiet time to tips on daily routines, CALM AND COMPASSIONATE CHILDREN provides practical guidance to help grown-ups model behavior and suggests dozens of activities to foster children's joy, wonder, kindness, and love. A parents' and teachers' guide to developing children's concentration, self-discipline, and compassion, as well as heartfelt qualities like openness and enthusiasm.Includes more than 90 techniques and exercises drawn from the author's experiences as a teacher and director of the Living Wisdom School, a nonprofit elementary school that emphasizes nonsectarian spiritual principles and practical skills for living.Recommends books, music, games, and other resources to help grown-ups nurture calm and compassionate kids.
 

Teach Empathy, Integrity and Kindness to Kids.

Calm and Compassionate Children: A Handbook provides practical guidance on how parents and teachers can model behaviors that foster children's concentration, self-discipline and compassion, among other heartfelt qualities. It recommends over 90 exercises for fostering joy, wonder, kindness and love in children. Using Susan Usha Dermond's experiences as a teacher, it's written to be accessible to everyone and emphasizes non-sectarian spiritual principles and practical skills for living. If you want to help your child develop into a calm and compassionate person, be sure to pick up this book!

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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