Foreword Book of the Year Finalist & Next Generation Book Awards Winner

A wise and creative approach to nurturing a child's spiritual life that is effective and full of love.For parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers of all faiths and philosophiesWisdom to nurture spirituality with toddlers, children, and youth of all agesInspiration to discover the sacred in ordinary moments of family lifeSimple rituals, blessings, verses and songs that enliven the home with joy, beauty, and peaceSpiritual nurturing and self-care for parents and caregivers

"Poems, stories, music, and prayers, selected with extraordinary sensitivity for the world and experience of childhood. Sanctuaries of Childhood is useful not only to members of traditional religious communities, but also to the many who feel disconnected from organized religion but who understand the importance of transcendence and love in the human community." (Jerry L. Folk, Former Executive Director, Wisconsin Council of Churches) and Blythe Rowan (Lilipoh Magazine) writes: "If every parent on earth read and absorbed this book, we would know peace on earth."