Each family member is both an individual and a part of a larger unit. The tensions and joys that can help a family care for all its members are explored in these meditations that nurture family esteem and strengthen family bonds.

The readings in Today's Gift nurture self-esteem by encouraging discussion, self-expression, and respect. They feature insightful, challenging, and caring quotations from ancient proverbs, nursery rhymes, and cartoon characters, as well as important public figures that are familiar to all generations of the family.