This book is not about religious dogma. Yes, it’s written by a Rabbi who has established himself as a fine religious thinker. But Wolpe shows he knows how to talk about tough subjects. I like his approach. He advocates listening, questioning and mixing stories with humor.

Each chapter has discussion questions at the end to help parents, with their children, to think through difficult issues, together. Nurturing spirituality is also about creating “family atmosphere that has sacred moments and a feeling of warmth.” Here’s some wonderful help with the tough questions like “Where does God come from?” “Does God hear our prayers?”, “Why does got permit evil?” and tough issues like “Explaining death to children”.

Read the book, it’s written in an easy, conversational style, and use it to help you focus your own thoughts before exploring spirituality with your children. You”ll be really glad you did.

From Publishers Weekly-
Highly recommended. A sensitive and informed guide to explaining God to children from ages 4 to 14. Wolpe is eloquent in his spiritual insight and explication.”

From Booklist-
“Although the context is Jewish, there is much here for any parent who has wondered how to treat a subject that has almost as many pitfalls as the topic of sex. Wolpe knows how tough it is to talk about religion, especially for parents who have had little or no formal religious training themselves. His approach involves listening, questioning, mixing stories and humor. He even offers potential discussion questions at the end of each chapter, although the questions are really as much for the parent to think about as the child. And the questions are the important thing, says Wolpe. Even though families may not come up with definitive answers about life, death, joy, sorrow, and God, posing the queries is the first step on a fascinating journey that parents and children will want to share.”