Quotes from Lisa Miller, professor of psychology and education and director of the clinical psychology program at Columbia University, Teachers College:
Our job as parents, foremost, is to support the spiritual bedrock in child development. That's the deep motive.
Spirituality is the foremost source of health and thriving in kids.
The cornerstone of personal spirituality is a direct, personal relationship
with a higher power.
It's a personal, transcendent relationship, involving turning to God in times of difficulty or decision-making.
For a teen, spirituality brings meaning and purpose. They learn their deeper value beyond what they've done or not done on the athletic field or in the classroom. It's about thinking, "I have value well beyond my academic or athletic prowess, I have value as a soul on earth."
The spiritual compass is essential. Every child has a deep, spiritual compass that points to the truth. The child can gain that language early on.
(Taken from an article by Kelsey Dallas in the Deseret News, May 16, 2015. Lisa is the author of "The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving")
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