"One of the Best Children's Books About Forgiveness"


Rising Above the Storm Clouds, a children's book written by Dr. Robert Enright, founder of the International Forgiveness Institute (IFI), has been selected for inclusion in an exclusive list of “the best children’s books about forgiveness.”


The honor was bestowed on Dr. Enright’s book by Bookroo—the world’s largest website platform dedicated entirely to children’s books. The website has more than 30,000 children’s books in its curated digital collection.


Rising Above the Storm Clouds is incorporated into the IFI Forgiveness Education Program as part of both the 3rd and 4th grade curriculum guides. It was published in 2003 by Magination Press, the publishing arm of the American Psychological Association.


The book is available in both hard cover and paperback on various websites including amazon.com, amazon.com.uk, ThriftBooks.com, and ebay.com. It is also available in a 10-minute online video version produced and narrated by Mary Lou Coons, founder of the Puppets for Peace Foundation.

FORGIVENESS  NEWS  YOU  CAN  USE

How to Forgive Yourself and Others


“Clearly forgiveness has immense benefits," according to this Aug. 31, 2022, article that received the Forbes Health Advisory Board seal of approval. “The benefits of forgiveness greatly outweigh holding a grudge and can affect both mental and physical health in profound ways.”


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The Proven Benefits of Forgiveness


"People who forgive are less anxious and angry and have lower blood pressure, improved cholesterol levels and a better quality of sleep," according to this Jan. 27, 2023 article. "Children who learn how to forgive are better adjusted socially and have higher levels of self-esteem than those who don’t. They even perform better academically.”


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How Can I Stop Beating Myself Up?


“Sometimes it’s harder to forgive yourself than to forgive others,” according to this Jan. 26, 2023, article that presents “easy ways to silence the self-blame and welcome self-love.”


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How to Become a Better Forgiver


This article outlines an 8-step practice technique that provides concrete guidelines while breaking down the forgiveness process into easily-manageable components. This tool was developed by Dr. Enright and the Greater Good Science Center (GGSC), a California organization that sponsors groundbreaking scientific discoveries. It is designed to help sharpen your forgive-ability skills and make you a better forgiver.


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Does Forgiveness Education Work?


Chinese college students demonstrated positive improvement in emotional health following a four-week exposure to Enright Forgiveness Education curriculum classes (compared to the 12-weeks of classes normally provided) in this research project based on the theory of positive psychology.


Pre-test to post-test scores indicated that the program “had positive effects on improving participants’ general emotional forgiveness, decreasing their negative emotions toward the offender, and improving life satisfaction.”


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