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Teaching our Children
"Walking In The Light"
By The African Children's Choir
By The African Children's Choir
We know more about nutrition than past generations. We've identified learning
disorders and new educational techniques. We give our children every
advantage we can afford, and some we cannot afford. We organize, direct,
enroll, coach, and transport our children to and from lessons, games, practices,
social events, doctor's appointments and schools. We are trying to be good
parents and give our children all they need to develop into well-rounded
and successful adults. We may, however, be missing the very core
of our child's being, his spirituality. Spirituality is the base
from which grows self-esteem, values, morals, and a sense of belonging.
It is what gives life direction and meaning. I believe we have entered
into a sacred contract when we bring children into the world.
A contract that says we are willing to help these children understand
and wisely use their spiritual powers expressive of a greater Divine energy.
disorders and new educational techniques. We give our children every
advantage we can afford, and some we cannot afford. We organize, direct,
enroll, coach, and transport our children to and from lessons, games, practices,
social events, doctor's appointments and schools. We are trying to be good
parents and give our children all they need to develop into well-rounded
and successful adults. We may, however, be missing the very core
of our child's being, his spirituality. Spirituality is the base
from which grows self-esteem, values, morals, and a sense of belonging.
It is what gives life direction and meaning. I believe we have entered
into a sacred contract when we bring children into the world.
A contract that says we are willing to help these children understand
and wisely use their spiritual powers expressive of a greater Divine energy.
All children begin life with an innate sense of wonder about their world.
They are naturally intuitive and open. We, as parents, can foster this
precious state of being with our words, actions, and attentiveness.
Where there is wonder there is spirituality.
The ordinary becomes the incredible when we live life as a
prayer, a soulful journey, when we endow the daily routine
with magic. When we stop the chaos of daily life and
celebrate the small moments we provide our children
the joy of the moment, we affirm and
acknowledge their true state of being.
"How, you ask?" "I'm so busy now, where am I possibly going
to get the time to nurture my child's soul?" I assure you, as a mother of two
young children who also strives to put my voice and work out into
the world, that it is not only possible but can easily work
in any kind of family in any kind of home.
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Here are a few ideas to get you started and
5 PRINCIPLES FOR SPIRITUAL PARENTING:
to get the time to nurture my child's soul?" I assure you, as a mother of two
young children who also strives to put my voice and work out into
the world, that it is not only possible but can easily work
in any kind of family in any kind of home.
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Here are a few ideas to get you started and
5 PRINCIPLES FOR SPIRITUAL PARENTING:
1. Listen to Your Child!
Children have wisdom and they are naturally in touch with their intuition. If we listen and honor their instincts they will learn to do so as well. When a child says, "It just doesn't feel
right Mama," it's time to go deeper and find out why.
right Mama," it's time to go deeper and find out why.
Not only does listening help children to validate their own deepest intuition it also is a joyful, insightful and often inspirational time for the adult. I have learned so much from kids. Children have touched thousands of readers with quotes such as "A long time ago when I was born, I thought of all the things I had made before. It was that time that I knew the angels." (Age 4)
Set aside time to listen to your child. In the evenings before bed, a walk in the park, Saturday morning breakfast, or a special date for just the two of you. Listen! Don't do all the talking. Hear what he/she is saying and you'll be amazed at the things that come up.
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2. Add Magic to the Ordinary!
Starting today, add a little magic to your daily life with your children. Don't just wash the dishes at the sink -- look for the fairies in the bubbles. Eat breakfast for dinner. Music is a great way to touch the spirit. Try different kinds with your child. Soon, he will know what frees his soul. Drop peppermint oil on the light bulbs and sprinkle scented powder between his/her sheets at night. Put a flower on the breakfast plate. If there isn't one growing near by make one out of tissue paper or draw one on a napkin.
Use your imagination and remain open for inspiration.
Young children see the magic naturally in their lives. Let's not belittle their ecstasy but join in it. Look at the ladybug that is flying around your kitchen - count her dots - write a poem about where she is going. This makes magic. Creating magic out of the ordinary builds celebration, rituals and loving, lasting memories that nourish the souls of everyone involved.
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These are awesome movies and information about parenting and education, and for you as a teacher too... Check it out...
1. Challenge Day:
Powerful Transformation in Action
(Arnold Shapiro :15 min 16 sec - Oct 12, 2007)
The first inspiring video is a 15-minute clip of an Emmy award winning documentary which depicts the amazing Challenge Day story. Challenge Day has transformed the lives of countless teenagers and even entire schools across North America. Thousands of testimonials every year describe in glowing words how this one-day program dramatically improved teenagers' lives. Some had even been contemplating suicide before Challenge Day, yet now see meaning and real possibilities in their lives. Because of this most empowering work, Challenge Day has even been featured several times on the Oprah Show.
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2. Raising Small Souls
"Animal School"
http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/book-special-offer.html
3. Create a Flexible Structure!
Kids of all ages need order. They need to know what to count on in an unpredictable world. Depending on your personality and your life situation, your routine and structure may vary. If you take a long hard look at a typical weekday in the life of your family, jotting down
what the pattern is, you can then judge whether you need to create MORE order or perhaps loosen up a bit.
One seven-year-old recently told me, "I feel like I'm in prison. Everyone tells me what to do. My mommy, teacher, even the bus driver tells me where to sit. Then I go to Sunday school and I have to glue the picture just like the teacher's. I feel just like I'm in prison."
The trick is to be structured without being rigid and to be secure while being spontaneous. Within family rules flexibility can exist for the child's expression of individuality and spirituality. It is safe when boundaries and expectations are clear.
what the pattern is, you can then judge whether you need to create MORE order or perhaps loosen up a bit.
One seven-year-old recently told me, "I feel like I'm in prison. Everyone tells me what to do. My mommy, teacher, even the bus driver tells me where to sit. Then I go to Sunday school and I have to glue the picture just like the teacher's. I feel just like I'm in prison."
The trick is to be structured without being rigid and to be secure while being spontaneous. Within family rules flexibility can exist for the child's expression of individuality and spirituality. It is safe when boundaries and expectations are clear.
Have fun adding flexibility. If you are stumped for ideas just ask your kids!
* 4. Be a Good Mirror for Your Child.
You are a mirror for your child and will show by example how spirituality and daily life merge. Everything you do or say, every habit you have, your tone of voice, your expressions, all teach your child what the world is and how he fits into it. What he sees in you is a mirror of the bigger world. What he sees in you is a mirror
of who he is.
of who he is.
If your child sees a parent who has a loving comfortable relationship with spirit, chances are he/she will too. If you share your feelings about God/Goddess/All That Is/The Higher Power and demonstrate a faith and a trust in that power your child will model this behavior. If you want a child who is spirit-filled and comfortable with his connection to The Higher Power show him/her how you do it. Is meditation something that works for you? Children as young as three enjoy sitting for a few minutes and meditating. Altars are individual shrines that children can create. Prayer is a habit that a child will integrate as part of his day if you demonstrate your prayerful times and methods. For your daughters, check out Celia Straus' fantastic book, Prayers on My Pillow.
* 5. Make Each Day a New Beginning.
We can start fresh each day as the parent we want to be. So you lost your temper, fed the kids fast food again, did nothing to nurture your own soul much less theirs, had no structure at all, and dismissed your daughter as she tried to share her dream with you. You can start over right now. Starting over each day, with the assurance that we are not in this alone, is spirit in action. Forgiveness and faith, for our children and for ourselves, is knowing that spirit moves and breathes and is our life force.
So enjoy your precious children. Hold them close and let their warmth soothe your soul. They are our teachers and are filled with a natural wisdom. They see things we have long forgotten. Let's help them hang on to their connection with spirit so as adults they won't have to search to find their soul.
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YouTube Resources/Ideas:
These are awesome movies and information about parenting and education, and for you as a teacher too... Check it out...
1. Challenge Day:
Powerful Transformation in Action
(Arnold Shapiro :15 min 16 sec - Oct 12, 2007)
The first inspiring video is a 15-minute clip of an Emmy award winning documentary which depicts the amazing Challenge Day story. Challenge Day has transformed the lives of countless teenagers and even entire schools across North America. Thousands of testimonials every year describe in glowing words how this one-day program dramatically improved teenagers' lives. Some had even been contemplating suicide before Challenge Day, yet now see meaning and real possibilities in their lives. Because of this most empowering work, Challenge Day has even been featured several times on the Oprah Show.
Challenge Day
Challenge Day is a one-day program offered in hundreds of high schools and junior highs every year which opens students to seeing their common humanity in a way that is simply miraculous. It is not uncommon by the end of the day to find rival gang members hugging each other and saying I'm sorry, even with tears in their eyes. "I am truly sorry to the millions of people I have picked on," commented a former school bully as he hugged a gangly boy he had tormented for several years. Watch the powerful 15-minute clip of this video and see if you aren't moved and inspired by this life-changing program.
Challenge Day is a one-day program offered in hundreds of high schools and junior highs every year which opens students to seeing their common humanity in a way that is simply miraculous. It is not uncommon by the end of the day to find rival gang members hugging each other and saying I'm sorry, even with tears in their eyes. "I am truly sorry to the millions of people I have picked on," commented a former school bully as he hugged a gangly boy he had tormented for several years. Watch the powerful 15-minute clip of this video and see if you aren't moved and inspired by this life-changing program.
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2. Raising Small Souls
"Animal School"
http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/book-special-offer.html
Recently, I've been thinking about which type of animal is catered to in a traditional school setting, and I believe it is the sheep. Passive followers do very well in school. 'Sheep' do as they are told, never question rules, and consistently follow the directions they are given. That's not to say that other animals cannot do well in school... they can! Yet, most schools are geared towards the needs and characteristics of the sheep!
3. Ken Robinson, TEDTalks *
Do schools today kill creativity? (Ken Robinson, TEDTalks) This is a must-see for every parent and teacher. Education guru Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Sir Ken Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative," and a leading expert on innovation in education and business.
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4. Raising Small Souls
Parenting Advice
http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/dir/parenting-advice/
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5. Indigo & Crystal Children:
Dr. Doreen Virtue Pt.1 - Pt.8
Spiritual clairvoyant Dr. Doreen Virtue discusses the Crystal Children, a type of child born since 1995 that has unusual attributes such as very large eyes, telepathy, and fearlessness. Virtue had previously studied the Indigo phenomenon (children born starting around 1975) who also showed remarkable behaviors. Calling them "warrior spirits," she said Indigos could be reincarnated Pleiadeans and Atlanteans who have psychic powers but often feel they are misunderstood.
Some of the Indigos have more energy than they know what to do with, leading to an ADD diagnosis, Virtue said. She likes to think of ADD as "Attention Dialed into a Different Dimension" rather than Attention Deficit Disorder. Instead of being treated with Ritalin, she advocated use of multivitamins and avoiding food dyes and sugar products.
Now a generation later, Virtue said that some of the Indigo kids are in their 20's and are giving birth to Crystal Children.
Some of these children have been called autistic, but she thinks this could be a mis- interpretation because many of the Crystals don't feel the need to talk because they can communicate without words. Through surveys she conducted, Virtue found that Crystal children apparently need less sleep, have a great love for animals, and seem to be able to communicate with unseen entities and angels. She suggested that they may be reincarnated Lemurians who are arriving en masse to raise the bar on human behavior and create a more peaceable world.
Some of these children have been called autistic, but she thinks this could be a mis- interpretation because many of the Crystals don't feel the need to talk because they can communicate without words. Through surveys she conducted, Virtue found that Crystal children apparently need less sleep, have a great love for animals, and seem to be able to communicate with unseen entities and angels. She suggested that they may be reincarnated Lemurians who are arriving en masse to raise the bar on human behavior and create a more peaceable world.
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Crystal and Indigo Children
(Click on the highlighted links)
(Click on the highlighted links)
Children of the New Earth Online magazine is a brand new, one-of-a-kind, cutting-edge publication devoted exclusively to the evolving needs of today’s new generation of Indigo kids and Crystal children.
This website is for parents and professionals who work with our new generation of children. The Crystal Academy is not a formal school, but a way of life. It is a teaching tool for the older generation to know how to raise our precious new energ children. Many of these children have been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD and the school system is no longer working for many of these children. As a result we are seeing more children dropping out of school. These children are now referred to as the Indigo children, and in the past 7 years a group of children of even higher consciousness are being born, called the Crystal children.
Expert parenting advice holistic parenting children and emotions A strong parent and family community featuring expert parenting advice, a free monthly journal, and discussion for all parents, grandparents, babies, toddlers and children
This website is dedicated to the amazing new breed of children that are incarnating here on Earth right now. They have been given many categories: Indigo Children, Chinas super-psychics, Blue-Ray Children, Crystal Children, Children of the New Earth, Mystic Children and most recently Rainbow Children.
Resources by Rainbow Planet Connection.
The Rainbow Planet Connection concept offers an exciting innovative approach designed to assist children to use their imaginations and to express their emotions in a fun and creative way. A wide variety of programs and colourful resources offer teachers, parents, counsellors and others valuable tools to assist children with creative self expression, self worth, anger management, communication and interaction with others.
The Rainbow Planet Connection concept offers an exciting innovative approach designed to assist children to use their imaginations and to express their emotions in a fun and creative way. A wide variety of programs and colourful resources offer teachers, parents, counsellors and others valuable tools to assist children with creative self expression, self worth, anger management, communication and interaction with others.
Starchild: The Website for Indigo and Crystal Children and Adults
Starchild: The Website for Indigo and Crystal Children and Adults
Starchild: The Website for Indigo and Crystal Children and Adults
Welcome to Indigo Evolution
Darleen Miller is a Healer, Wholistic and Spiritual Educator, Author and Lecturer. Her life, heart-centered classes and the website create an expanded and mindful consciousness toward the discovery of self. This is an evolutionary journey embracing balance and inter-connectedness of the Body, Mind and Spirit in the 21st Century.
* Darleen Miller is a Healer, Wholistic and Spiritual Educator, Author and Lecturer. Her life, heart-centered classes and the website create an expanded and mindful consciousness toward the discovery of self. This is an evolutionary journey embracing balance and inter-connectedness of the Body, Mind and Spirit in the 21st Century.
Recommended Resources:
Click on the icon above to listen to samples
of the23 track CD with lyrics.
I love this music CD it is fun and my children love to sing along. It is an easy way to teach children lessons that will help them feel good, enjoy life and make good choices. I highly recommend it. of the23 track CD with lyrics.
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Children's Books
Unstoppable Me!: 10 Ways to Soar Through Life by Wayne W. Dyer, Kristina Tracy, and Stacy Heller Budnick (Hardcover - Oct 1, 2006
 The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children's Parable Adapted from Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch and Frank Riccio (Hardcover - April 1, 1998)  Here is a site where you may like to browse. It's called Indigo kidz. I use some meditations from a book (pictured above) It has really positive life affirming visualizations. Go to http:// indigokidz.com.au. The Journey of the Soul - Radha Swami Satsang Beas (will see if i can find a link on-line omkari003) Child Of Mine ~ By Rebecca Gittrich Whitecotton http://www.ecourseforfree.com/childofmine.html | ||||||||||
"How, then, should we educate our young?
First, treat them as spirits. They are spirits, entering a physical body. That is not an easy thing for a spirit to do;not an easy thing for a spirit to get used to. It is very confining, very limiting. So the child will cry out at suddenly being so limited. Hear this cry. Understand it. And give your children as much of a sense of "unlimitedness" as you possibly can.
* First, treat them as spirits. They are spirits, entering a physical body. That is not an easy thing for a spirit to do;not an easy thing for a spirit to get used to. It is very confining, very limiting. So the child will cry out at suddenly being so limited. Hear this cry. Understand it. And give your children as much of a sense of "unlimitedness" as you possibly can.
Next, introduce them to the world you have created with gentleness and care.
Be full of care - that is to say, be careful -- of what you put into their memory storage units. Childrenremember everything they see, everything they experience. Why do you spank your children the moment they exit thewomb? Do you really imagine this is the only way to get theirengines going? Why do you take your babies away from their mothers minutes after they have been separated from the only life-form they have known in all of their present existence? Will not the measuring and the weighing and the prodding and the poking
wait for just a moment while the newly born experience the safety
and the comfort of that which has given it life?
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Why do you allow some of the earliest images to which your child is exposed
to be images of violence? Who told you this was good for your children?
And why do you hide images of love?
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Why do you teach your children to be ashamed and embarrassed of their own bodies
and their functions by shielding your own body from them, and telling them not to ever touch themselves in ways which pleasure them? What message do you send them about pleasure?
And what lessons about the body?
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Why do you place your children in schools where competition is allowed
and encouraged, where being the "best" and learning the "most" is rewarded,
where 'performance' is graded and , and moving at one's own pace is barely tolerated?
What does your child understand from this?
and encouraged, where being the "best" and learning the "most" is rewarded,
where 'performance' is graded and , and moving at one's own pace is barely tolerated?
What does your child understand from this?
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Why do you not teach your children of movement and music and the joy of art
and the mystery of fairy tales and the wonder of life? Why do you not bring out
what is naturally found in the child, rather than seek to put in
what is unnatural to the child?
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And why do you not allow your young ones to learn logic and critical
thinking and problem solving and creation, using the tools of their own
intuition and their deepest inner knowing, rather than the rules and the memorized
systems and the conclusions of a society which has already proven itself
to be wholly unable to evolve by these methods,
yet continues to use them?
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Finally, teach concepts, not subjects.
Devise a new curriculum, and build it around three core concepts :
Awareness
Honesty
Responsibility
Teach your children these concepts from the earliest age. Have them run through the curriculum until the final day. Base your entire educational model upon them. Birth all instruction deep within them
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Meaning - Everything you teach would come from within these concepts
Why do you not teach your children of movement and music and the joy of art
and the mystery of fairy tales and the wonder of life? Why do you not bring out
what is naturally found in the child, rather than seek to put in
what is unnatural to the child?
*
And why do you not allow your young ones to learn logic and critical
thinking and problem solving and creation, using the tools of their own
intuition and their deepest inner knowing, rather than the rules and the memorized
systems and the conclusions of a society which has already proven itself
to be wholly unable to evolve by these methods,
yet continues to use them?
*
Finally, teach concepts, not subjects.
Devise a new curriculum, and build it around three core concepts :
Awareness
Honesty
Responsibility
Teach your children these concepts from the earliest age. Have them run through the curriculum until the final day. Base your entire educational model upon them. Birth all instruction deep within them
*
Meaning - Everything you teach would come from within these concepts
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Note - The above is not finished, this is an excerpt from a book called
CWG II by Neale Donald Walsh, if it is helpful, I can continue -
there's heaps more - about how educating our children looks at home
and in schools in possible future earth.
Send a message to DellBell regarding what to do about this -
I'm not sure. I need to sit with this for a bit.
Another great resource for information on Home shcooling
can be found on YouTube by Koolvedge.
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Note - The above is not finished, this is an excerpt from a book called
CWG II by Neale Donald Walsh, if it is helpful, I can continue -
there's heaps more - about how educating our children looks at home
and in schools in possible future earth.
Send a message to DellBell regarding what to do about this -
I'm not sure. I need to sit with this for a bit.
Another great resource for information on Home shcooling
can be found on YouTube by Koolvedge.
*
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