The Growth of Love: Understanding five essential elements of child development - Couverture souple

White, Keith J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1916451373 ISBN 13 : 9781916451377

Editeur : Wtl Publications Limited, 2023

Synopsis

This book affirms the wisdom of the ages that it takes a village to raise a child.

In such a village, the ultimate outcome that all villagers share is the growth of love: within each of its children, between children and their family and community, and children and their Creator and the natural world.

Dr White takes the reader on a voyage of discovery, laced with stories drawn from a lifetime of personal experience, blended with child development theory and psychotherapy, and a deep knowledge of the Judaeo-Christian faith and scriptures.

All this is summarised in a framework that can be shared by all villagers seeking to help the growth of love in their children, whether parents, professionals, or neighbours. Using the five fingers of a hand, the key elements are: security, boundaries, significance, community and creativity.

Parenting of children is not restricted to biological relatives: all have a potential part to play in the growth of love. The seeds of love sown in the earliest moments of the life of a child can be nurtured by this rich social compost, set within the rhythms and seasons of the natural world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr Keith J. White and his wife, Ruth lead Mill Grove, a Christian residential community in the East End of London UK, that has been caring for children who have experienced separation and loss, since 1899. After reading English Language and Literature at Oxford, he did research in residential childcare at Edinburgh University. In Scotland, he was a trainee social worker, before three years in community development. He became a visiting tutor in sociology at Spurgeon's College in 1978. As founder and chair of the Child Theology Movement he has lectured and taught in colleges and seminaries across the world. Since 1997 he has been studying the life and work of Pandita Ramabai, starting with a PhD in 2003 and culminating in the book, Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922): Let the Earth Hear Her Voice! He has played many types of sport, notably badminton, and loves literature, music, mountaineering, sailing, music and chess.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wtl Publications Limited
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1916451373
• ISBN 13: 9781916451377
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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