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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Your gift by August 31 will help reach them with biblical guidance, restore hope in their homes, and point them to Christ.

Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

Will you make a gift before August 31 to help provide Christ-centered support in this critical season?

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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

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Jill Garner

Jill Rigby Garner is the founder of Manners of the Heart, a nonprofit dedicated to reawakening respect in society for the sake of the next generation. Her parenting books include Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World, Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World, and StrongHeart: Cultivating Humility, Respect, and Resiliency in Your Child.  Jill—wife, mother, and GG to seven—lives to change the world one heart at a time, inspiring families to raise morally courageous young people, grounded in Truth and fortified with self-respect. Learn more about Jill at jillgarnercontent.org and mannersoftheheart.org

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How to Build Moral Courage in Your Kids

Jill Garner discusses how we can raise morally courageous children, grounded in truth, and able to stand strong against the many temptations of today’s culture. Her book, StrongHeart, gives practical ways that parents can instill humility, gratitude, other-centeredness, respect, GRIT, and bravery in the heart of their child. Help your child discover all of who God has called them to be!

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Respect Starts Now

It’s never too early (or late) to teach kids to be respectful.