Article May 8, 1976 Issue

Progress for Our Children

GLORIA NOVAK CHRISTENA

Do we want our children to grow spiritually? Spiritual growth is the only real foundation for their genuine human progress.

Often, though, our children seem to us less than wholeheartedly interested in progressing spiritually, and we are tempted to become anxious or oververbal about it. We may even fear that if children don't conform to our own preconceived notions of mental and spiritual development their lives will be adversely affected. Sometimes our anxiety takes the form of preaching, nagging, and pressuring them—techniques almost guaranteed to have the wrong effect on independent, budding thoughts.

As the many species of plant and animal life on earth differ widely in their requirements for development, so individuals may need different experiences, different conditions, to bring out their full spiritual potential.

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