The unique and compelling features of this book
-- demonstrate that spiritual discipline can be practiced by children
-- distinguish the differences between the heart, soul, mind and strength and how to address them
-- describe the stages of development from birth to age twelve and how to incorporate spiritual disciplines at each level

From the Foreword by Jan Johnson, author of When the Soul Listens and Growing Compassionate Kids: "Many parenting books focus on how to get our children to do the good things that good children are supposed to do. . . . The consequences of focusing on external behavior while ignoring the inner person is enormous. Lack of attention to the soul produces a child whose behavior reflects godly values, but whose heart is numb to God".