Kristy’s Garden Tales

Stoicism for Children and Young Teens

by Edgar L Jackson

Book cover: Kristy’s Garden Tales

Overview

Stoicism for Children and Young Teens: a practical introduction.

Five short stories introduce core Stoic ideas in everyday situations. Each story is followed by a nutshell, open questions, several exercises, and a source quote. Designed to be read and discussed together at home or in class.

What it covers

  • Living with nature’s order
  • What is up to us and what is not
  • Choosing well over feelings
  • Seeing wrongdoing as ignorance and acting justly
  • Impressions, first movements, and assent

How it works

Read a story, discuss the nutshell, ask the questions, try the exercises.

The Stories

  • The Garden That Thinks

    Logos, living with nature

  • The Garden That Lets Go

    Indifferents, what is up to us

  • The Garden That Chooses Well

    Prohairesis, choices over feelings

  • The Garden That Cares for All

    Ignorance, justice and compassion

  • The Garden That Grows Strong

    Impressions, pause before assent

“What would you have, then? Shall I despise my children? Far from it! I give up everything else, but my children I must take care of, for Nature has made me inclined to care for them.” (Epictetus)

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