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*Discussion Boards*
*/Post of the day:
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I am a strong advocate of cultivating moments of silence and stillness =

with children from a young age... something as simple as stopping with a =

child who has become captivated by a bug on the sidewalk and simply =

appreciating the wonder of that bug together without words.
--- kmyust, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Join the Discussion! <http://spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Forum/>

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    * *Nurturing Your Child's Spirituality <#Nuturing>*

    * *Young People's Spirituality and Development: New Statistics
      <#YoungPeoples>*

    * *Definitions of Spirituality: A New Reading List <#Definitions>*

    * *What's the Center All About? <#CenterAbout>*


	*Insights & Research*

*Nurturing Your Child's Spirituality*
In this month's feature article, center co-director Eugene C. =

Roehlkepartain takes a look at how theory about the spirituality of =

children and adolescents can translate into good practical strategies =

for use by parents and others who care for kids.
Read more =

<http://www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DNurturing>

*Young People's Spirituality and Development: New Statistics*
New analyses by Peter C. Scales, Ph.D., of 2003 data show connections =

between a young person's religious activity and/or spirituality and =

other elements of positive youth development.
Find the facts =

<http://www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DFastFacts2>


	*Resources*

*Definitions of Spirituality: A New Reading List*
As a way of introducing Web site visitors to the center's searchable =

reference library, the center's librarian, Sandra Longfellow, offers the =

second in a series of recommended reading lists. Titled Definitions of =

Spirituality: Recent Core Readings from Western Theorists, this list =

highlights eight articles published since 1999 that grapple with the =

ideas of spirituality, religion, the sacred, and more.
See the list =

<http://www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3DWesternReadin=
gList>

*What's the Center All About?*
One interesting gateway to learning more about the Center for Spiritual =

Development in Childhood and Adolescence is to read through the key =

questions guiding our work. These research questions cover basic =

definitional concerns, the processes and dimensions of spiritual =

development, positive outcomes, and queries about this new field of =

study. We invite you to take a look, and then let us know where and how =

your fields of inquiry overlap with ours!
View the questions =

<http://www.spiritualdevelopmentcenter.org/Display.asp?Page=3Dkeyquestions>

*Check It Out*
/Search Institute Insights & Evidence/ presents new research on healthy =

children, youth, and communities in a free downloadable format that is =

useful to community leaders and policy makers.

For example, /Toward Quality and Equality: Fulfilling Our Promises to =

America's Children and Youth/ (December 2006, Volume 3, Number 2): =

America is breaking its promises to its children and youth. Millions of =

young people ages 6 to 17 experience very few, if any, of the five =

Promises identified by America's Promise---The Alliance for Youth. That =

gap sets them up for higher levels of negative outcomes, including =

violence and poor academic achievement.
Find out more <http://www.search-institute.org/research/Insights/>



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