
The Art Of Forgiveness
According to posts circulating on social media, a friendship that lasts longer than seven years, lasts a lifetime. Looking back, I wonder how things would have turned out if I had forgiven my best friend in school. We’d probably still be the thick...
Why Parents Need To Teach Forgiveness Skills
Children are constantly asked to forgive others. When siblings upset them, we ask them to forgive. When friends aren't friendly, we ask them to forgive. When parents, teachers, and grandparents make mistakes and hurt their feelings, we ask childre...
How To Teach Your Children To Forgive
Forgiveness is a skill. It is taught by example and requires practice. Forgiveness is also a choice. In making the choice to forgive another, you recognize that life is larger than any single incident and that letting go of negative feelings frees...
Forgiveness: A Guide For Parents
Many adults fail to understand the need to extend forgiveness to others. It’s no wonder then that children often have difficulty understanding the concept. Unless we extend forgiveness to others, our lives may be poisoned by anger and hard feelings.
Teaching Children Forgiveness By Example
It is so important for parents to help children understand and practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is a continued process of acknowledging we have control of only our own thoughts and actions, and not everyone will live according to our ideas of fai...
Ways To Teach Your Children How To Forgive
When we forgive, we set a chain of positive reactions in motion. The opposite increases negative emotions and destruction. Instill in your children the ability to forgive and let go. It will bring them peace in their lives. Here are 10 ways to tea...
Kids Teaching Us About Forgiveness - Ella
As parents, we want our children to be happy. In fact, we invest a lot of our time and energy in doing things to ensure their happiness. But try as we might, we can’t always protect our children from doing things that may hurt themselves or others.