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Raising Compassionate, Courageous Kids 2

published Oct 30, 2007 12:00

Parents, which is more important: having attractive, well-behaved children who get good grades and do well in sports, or teaching kids about compassion, courage and serving others? Author Tim Smith says parents should focus less on their child's success and more on shaping their character. Listen in today as Smith offers advice and suggestions from his book The Danger of Raising Nice Kids.
"The whole basis of our theology as Christians is to be giving, to be sacrificial ... If we don't challenge [our children's] selfishness ... then we really aren't even doing the basic things that a Christian parent should do." - Tim Smith