Calm and Compassionate Children
A Handbook

by Susan Usha Dermond.
240 pages, $15.95

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.
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“Drawing on her extensive experience in education, Dermond provides practical tips on how to gently help a child develop the sort of positive, well-grounded demeanor that will serve him or her well for a lifetime.”-Energy Times

“I’ve just finished reading Susan Usha Dermond’s Calm and Compassionate Children, and on the very first page, to set the tone, she quotes Dalai Lama in An Open Heart: “Compassion is of little value if it remains an idea.  It must become our attitude toward others, reflected in all our thoughts and actions.”  So true.  Isn’t that what we want for our children…and for ourselves?” Elissa Elliott  Read more