Stories can help children imagine another person’s experience and practice compassion. This collection introduces five books about empathy, including Wonder and The Invisible Boy, with themes of friendship, exclusion, belonging, and care that invite conversation about loving others in everyday life.
Children's Literature
5 Inspiring Books That Teach Kids Self Confidence
Help children hear that they matter, belong, and have gifts worth sharing. This collection of five picture books explores confidence, inclusion, feelings, and individuality, offering starting points for conversations that nurture a positive sense of self at home or church.
Parenting Forward: An interview with author Cindy Wang Brandt
How can families and churches practice justice with children? In this interview about Parenting Forward, Cindy Wang Brandt discusses sharing decision-making power, honoring children’s voices, approaching scripture thoughtfully, and raising young people with justice, mercy, kindness, and room to question.