Author:Linda and Richard EyrePublisher:Al-Hiwar Athaqafi (Intercultural Dialogue) s.a.r.l. (Beirut, Lebanon)Publish Year:2006Pages:170Categories:Philosophy and CounselingDescription:In 'The Book of Nurturing' by Linda and Richard Eyre, beginning with the introduction 'Context or Race?', nine natural laws enrich family life. The book defines nurturing as 'the warm and wise use of love'. Connected chapters address the nature of commitment through the law of geese, praise through crabs, communication through whales, cohesion through turtles, discipline through the elephant's trunk, security through redwoods, responsibility through bears, vigilance
through frogs, and freedom through fleas. The conclusion notes that when good habits form in the unconscious using shared symbolic language, our houses become real homes
