Composed by a national team of educators with expertise and experience in education for environmental sustainability, this booklet was published in paper copies for a first printing, with the support of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. The booklet explores why being reverent stewards of our Earth makes financial, social, ethical, and spiritual sense. The booklet was revised in 2007.

Four decades of research point to five practices that, when implemented by parents, lead to the development of children who are altruistic and empathic, and who have strong consciences and moral reasoning skills. In this booklet, five of North America’s leading child development researchers and character education trainers explain these practices. This booklet was written with an independent school parent audience specifically in mind.