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Post by Figgles on Mar 14, 2018 20:37:38 GMT
Love what AH have to say in the video below regarding kids and modern technology. As I see it, so many parents fret and worry needlessly that their kids are spending too much time playing video games, or on social media, etc.
What you teach your child when you attempt to thwart their interests in any direction, is that you know better than they...that somehow, YOUR desires trump theirs, that their own inner guidance cannot be trusted to....well, guide them.
Kids And Modern Technology:
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Post by Figgles on Mar 14, 2018 23:02:18 GMT
Lots of 'spirituality' books out there for kids, but not much at all specifically on nonduality....Truth realization. This one, "Peculiar Storiesby Mora Fields looks pretty cool: "Stories for kids 6-10 and older. It s never too soon to question who we think we are and what we think we know. These entertaining stories invite inquiry into the nature of self, thought, meditation, and awareness. The stories are accessible to those of any, or no, religious tradition, in the spirit of teachings from modern mystics like Ramana Maharshi, Eckhart Tolle, Adyashanti and Joel Morwood. Adults enjoy them too! The author recommends sharing these aloud with your favorite child(ren)." link |
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Post by Figgles on Mar 15, 2018 18:42:55 GMT
From an essay by Robert M. Ditther Ph. D entitled Nondual Parenting - Detached Involvement: "Being detached from his perceptions, the Parent is not bogged down by unnecessary pain and suffering: psychological, emotional, or otherwise. The Parent is simply present. He engages thought when needed. He does not need to be constantly thinking, verbalizing, conceptualizing, or forming images. The Parent, taking the shape of the moment, being fluid, maintains his own integrity. He is totally unconditioned and one with the universe, his immediate moment. In essence, he recognizes when he is resisting his own resisting and lets it go. Therefore, the Parent experiences no conflict. The Parent can eschew a sense of calm composure, excitedly or more subdued, in the moment. Boredom, accordingly, is never an issue." All in all, a good read. www.wrmosb.org/nonduality/NondualParenting.html |
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Post by Figgles on Mar 18, 2018 19:37:20 GMT
Enjoyed this...very much agree:
The bolded bit in particular really hits home.
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Post by Figgles on Mar 22, 2018 18:07:11 GMT
An Interesting Article:
THE BLOG 09/15/2014 04:38 pm ET Updated Nov 15, 2014
Some Atheists and Transhumanists are Asking: Should it be Illegal to Indoctrinate Kids With Religion?
By Zoltan Istvan
"A child’s mind is terribly susceptible to what it hears and sees from parents, family, and social surroundings. When the human being is born, its brain remains in a delicate developmental phase until far later in life.
“Kids are impressionable,” said Dr. Eunice Pearson-Hefty, director of the Teaching Environmental Science program of Texas’ Natural Resource Conservation Commission. “Anything you tell them when they’re real small can have a lasting impression.”
It’s only later, when kids hit their teens that they begin to think for themselves and see the bigger picture. It’s only then they begin to ask whether their parent’s teachings make sense and are correct. However, depending on the power of the indoctrination in their childhood, people’s ability to successfully question anything is likely stifled their entire lives."
Yes, indeed.
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Post by Figgles on Mar 27, 2018 22:17:29 GMT
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Post by Figgles on Aug 22, 2018 18:18:03 GMT
Who's parenting who? Regardless...a couple of "proud mama moments" this past week: 18 yr. old son to friend: "The term feminist just means you believe in equality between men and women. Of course I'm a feminist. Any decent person should be." 15 yr. old daughter, following the break-up of a 14 month romantic relationship; "Even though it hurts that my boyfriend and best friend are now seeing each other, I'd rather them be happy together than miserable apart,"....and "I want to stay single for awhile to prove to myself that I can be independent and don't need a boyfriend to be happy."   |
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