Toby Learns to Swim

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

—Buddha

Teaching our kids to know and accept themselves, not just their strengths but also their weaknesses, will help them try new things, cope with their mistakes, and try again even if they fail first. Their self-esteem grows when they see what they do to others matters.

Toby loved to learn new things, but he...