The Good Eggs Books

As we have done with many of the virtues so far, we need to take the time to self-examine how well we live out the virtue of acceptance.

Children are much more accepting of others than adults. Too often, though, our adult biases influence children as they grow up . . .

As we said previously, loving is a better way to live. As parents, we want nothing more for our kids than for them to grow up to be loving..

Our reluctance to love doesn’t take anything away from its power, its strength, or its ability. Love is the great equalizer . . .

Is love really the answer? Yes!

One of many things families sometimes can’t decide on is where to go to out to dinner. Just when you think you have it all figured out . . .

Cooperation takes work and commitment. We expect our children to cooperate at home, at school, on the sports team, at music or dance lessons

“If we all cooperate, things will go smoothly.” Isn’t that the truth? We can imagine the truth of this statement on so many different levels

Like with all virtues, practice makes perfect. When we are in the practice of giving our things and time, we start to do them more often.

Beyond giving of things and time, we should also be generous with our words and thoughts. We have a very powerful tool at our disposal.

In The Good Eggs, Chapter 4, Ms. Poach introduced a project that taught the importance of being generous with our things and also our time.

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, why not take Ms. Poach’s assignment a step further? Make a gratitude list with your child!

Once we examine our own attitude we can make the necessary adjustments in order to better model gratitude for our children. The more our chi

To many, gratitude simply means saying “Thank You.” How many times have we heard a parent say, “What do you say?” when the child is given so

Let's wrap up Forgiveness!