I'm Chris Atippet. Raising children is a great spiritual challenge that many of us live

with day to day, yet we so rarely call it that. This hour Rabbi Sandy Saso offers practical

wisdom on the spirituality of parenting in our time.

I think society does a very good job in teaching us how to be consumers and a very good job

in teaching us how to be competitors. The question I think parents are a struggling

to answer is, how do we not just teach our children's minds, but how do we teach their

souls? We want our children to be gracious and grateful. We want them to have courage and

difficult times. We want them to have a sense of joy and purpose. That's what it means

to nurture their spiritual lives. This is speaking of faith, stay with us.

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I'm Chris Atippet. Many of us come to parenting these days without being anchored in a religious

tradition, or we have a mix of traditions in our marriages or in our families. And when

we have children or grandchildren, we sense that there is a spiritual aspect to their

natures. We want to support that. We want to nurture it. And many of us don't know where

to begin. This hour Rabbi Sandy Saso offers nourishing, practical advice wherever you are

coming from, and even if you have more questions than answers.

From American public media, this is speaking of faith, public radio's conversation about

religion, meaning, ethics and ideas. Today, the spirituality of parenting. Parenting is

a great spiritual challenge. Many of us live with day-to-day, yet we so rarely call

it that. Where does God live? Why did Grandpa die? Well, you die? Why isn't life fair?

It's God real. How can God be everywhere?

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