eBook on the Family and Raising Children
In the context of the Synod on the Family convoked by Pope Francis, the 21 articles on the family and educating children available on this website...
Parental Authority
A new article in the series on family education offers some ideas on how to help children manage their freedom.
Educating the Emotions
"Christian morality does not regard human feelings with distrust. On the contrary, it gives importance to fostering and guiding them, since they have...
The Family's Educational Mission (I)
The self-sacrificing love of the parents generates in the family an atmosphere that facilitates their mission of leading their children to live the...
Educating in Freedom
"The task of raising children comes down to getting them to 'want' to do what is good, providing them with the intellectual and moral resources so...
Leisure and Free Time (3)
"On reaching adolescence children may strongly demand an amount of freedom that at times they aren’t yet ready to manage in a mature way."
Educating in Modesty (1)
Modesty defends the intimacy of a man or a woman, their most precious core, so as to be able to reveal it in the appropriate measure and in the right...
Temperance and Self-mastery (II)
"Those who are masters of themselves have marvelous possibilities to dedicate themselves to the service of God and neighbor, and thus attain the...
Educating in the New Technologies
Technology shapes to a great extent our lives today. We need to be in control of it so that its use helps us grow in virtue.
The Family's Educational Mission (II)
The second part of an article on the parents' role in fostering a love for the true good in their children.
Guiding the Heart
"Guiding children’s emotions means helping bring it about that what they like coincides with their true good." A new article in the series on the...
Leisure and Free Time (1)
"Free time possesses certain educational possibilities of its own, teaching children how to make good use of their freedom." A new article in the...
Good Manners
Polite manners provide something essential for living in society, teaching us to be human and civil with others. Courtesy and politeness are "little...
Educating in Modesty (2)
"Parents need to communicate the value of the human body, and how to treat it with respect, avoiding anything that could contribute to viewing it as...
Leisure and Free Time (2)
"In hallowing the Sabbath, in 'creating' the festive day, God has wanted to associate all men and women with his loving gaze upon the world." A new...
Educating in Friendship
"Imposing things by force, in an authoritarian manner, is not the right way to teach. The ideal attitude of parents lies more in becoming their...
Temperance and Self-mastery (I)
"Have the courage to teach children austerity. If not, you won’t accomplish anything," St. Josemaria insisted. A new article in the series on the...
The Parents' Right to Educate their Children (I)
"Since education is primarily the responsibility of the child’s father and mother, any other educational agent is such by the parents’ delegation and...