The Growth of Love

<p>This book affirms the wisdom of the ages that it takes a village to raise a child. </p><p>In such a village the ultimate outcome that all villagers share is the growth of love: within each of its children between children and their family and community and children and their Creator and the natural world. </p><p>Dr White takes the reader on a voyage of discovery laced with stories drawn from a lifetime of personal experience blended with child development theory and psychotherapy and a deep knowledge of the Judaeo-Christian faith and scriptures. </p><p>All this is summarised in a framework that can be shared by all villagers seeking to help the growth of love in their children whether parents professionals or neighbours. Using the five fingers of a hand the key elements are: security boundaries significance community and creativity.</p><p>Parenting of children is not restricted to biological relatives: all have a potential part to play in the growth of love. The seeds of love sown in the earliest moments of the life of a child can be nurtured by this rich social compost set within the rhythms and seasons of the natural world.</p>