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Quote of the Week
"Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again" --Dag Hammarskjold
4 Ways To Teach Your Child Forgiveness Daily
"Forgiveness is a hard virtue to teach. It requires that we lay down our right to be angry over an offense committed against us—a tough sell in a world where we’re encouraged to “look out for number one.” But there’s one sense in which choosing forgiveness is looking out for number one: it gives you a chance to be happy, and to release the burden of those hard feelings you’re carrying around.
As a mom, this is one of the major reasons you should want your children to be forgiving people! Bottom line: those who know how to forgive and move on are happier people with better relationships. Here are some ways you can model this important life lesson for your children in everyday circumstances." [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: The Year the Swallows Came Early
By: Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Ages: 9-12
"Expect the unexpected.
That's what Eleanor 'Groovy' Robinson's horoscope says the morning everything begins to change. Suddenly, her father is in jail, her plans to attend culinary school when she grows up fall apart, and it feels like maybe nothing will ever be right again. But the swallows that return to her coastal town every year bring a message of hope with them that even Groovy can't ignore. Can she forgive the failings of someone she loves in order to bring her family back together again?" - Publishers
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be The Change
Help your child list down 5 things weekly or monthly which he/she has not been able to make peace with. See if you could help them forgive that incident, or for that matter, forgive themselves and lighten them up. Huge miracles happen when love opens the heart.
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