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Parents and their Adolescent Children

Children often go through a period of crisis in their teenage years. They grapple with the big questions about the meaning of life and may seem rebellious as they demand water tight reasons for the faith and customs that have been handed on to them. Their studies become more demanding and they are challenged to […]

Homework Survival Tips

At its best, homework can be an opportunity for kids to learn the skills of time management and the value of solving problems on their own. At its worst, arguments over homework can create power struggles in families, bruise parent/child relationships and waste valuable time. Usually, the common ‘nag, nag, nag’ scenario is ultimately ineffective…so […]

A demanding love

Perhaps today more than ever, the social environment and the media exercise a strong influence on children, one that is far from neutral. Moreover, the tendency exists today to teach values that are acceptable to everyone, perhaps positive in themselves, but generally quite minimal.

Educating in freedom

The human person is marked by the capacity of self-determination: each is free to “construct” who one really is through one’s own free decisions. Freedom is not merely the possibility to choose one option over another, but the capacity of self-dominion in directing one’s actions towards the true good.

The family – a school of love

“God who created man out of love also calls him to love—the fundamental and innate vocation of every human being.”[11] Given this reality, the aim of the educational mission of parents cannot be other than teaching how to love.