Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most

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By Julia Becker ’98

Published Jan. 21, 2016

In Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most, Amy Julia Becker ’98 mines day-to-day conversations with her children to address life’s big issues. She uses the questions her young children have posed to explore subjects such as kindness, tragedy, and miracles. 

READ MORE: Becker’s essay from the June 2, 2010, PAW, “A Good and Perfect Gift”

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