This is a post on how to help children, your own, the ones you teach or counsel, and even, the ones who visit your home, There are many components which help children and young adults to move to the rhythm of living and cherishing their values.
The following information is paraphrased from Diane Tillman’s classic on mindful parenting called Nurturing with Love and Wisdom, Disciplining with Peace and Respect, page 305-306:
One of the ways of sharing values is through stories, songs, music, films, and activities that are about values.
Children love stories. Start when they are infants with stories about peace, love, kindness, and courage. After the age of two, slowly add small doses of appropriate cartoons or films by choosing the ones that are full of the values and qualities you want them to carry. Don’t accept violent video games just because they are the trend, nowadays. Continue with stories about kindness, courage to be honest, and being a good friend to others, as well as to nature and animals. As they grow tell them the values of your own culture and the values of other cultures through stories, songs, music, art, and dance.
In the Living Values, Parenting Facilitation Course, we begin each Values Unit with “Reflection Points” (age appropriate) on the Value to be explored.
Peace Reflection Points for children (8 to 14)
Peace is more than the absence of war
Peace is living in harmony and not fighting with others.
If everyone in the world were peacefu, this would be a peaceful world.
Peace is being quiet inside.
Peace is a calm and relaxed state of mind.
Peace is created through positive thoughts, pure feelings, and good wishes.
You can DOWNLOAD the REFLECTION POINTS from www. livingvalues.net
Those for children ages three to fourteen can be found under RESOUCE MATERIALS AND FREE DoWNLOADS as Living Values Posters.
Wishing for a culture of peace to be the foundation for every home and school on Kauai!
Aloha Beautiful Soul,
Thank you for visiting Enlightened Answers. These writings are my on-going churnings of deep spiritual studies and reflection upon the self - Along with this, there is constant meditation. Both meditation and daily attention to spiritual study which leads to awareness of the self have immeasurably nourished me and increased the joy of living and serving I'm able to experience in these times of great and sudden change.
It has also been my fortune to be situated in the Hawaiian Islands in the midst of the Pacific Ocean where I landed with my son 31 years ago. The past 25 years, I've been on the oldest, northern most, and serenest island of Kauai.
Many don't realize that Hawaii is made up of a chain of seven islands- Kauai, the Garden Isle, is situated at the top of the chain and is often called the "crown" of the Hawaiian islands. Kauai is also called the Island of the Golden Light, and the Island of Discovery for good reason! Truly this is where I was led in order to discover the wonders of the inner golden light ignited by the Supreme Light. It is here that I continually reinforce the awareness that- I am a peaceful, loving soul, a being of light*- just as you are. This journey has led me to surrender the rest of this life to the Divine Beloved, the One who loves unconditionally and who teaches the method to return to our original nature of purity, love, wisdom, & altruism. Through these writings- I am building a fortress of light with the pure intention that others may strengthen their own light.
For over fifteen years, I've had the fortune of traveling to northern India- to the state of Rajasthan- where the Brahma Kumari World Spiritual University is perched atop Mt. Abu.
This wonderful oasis of light is also called Madhuban which means Forest of Honey. It is a pilgrimage place dedicated to the Remembrance of who we truly are -- eternal souls. This awareness also brings us into the natural relationship and remembrance of the Eternal One- the Creator God- Beloved of All.
I go to Madhuban to meditate and study in a fully spiritually charged atmosphere where others are there for the same purpose. We are a spiritual family who enjoy solitude, as well as unity. We enjoy delicious spiritually charged meals, beautiful gardens, angelic music, and communing with like-hearted souls from across the globe. Madhuban is a pure, divine container that serves those who wish to live according to the highest spiritual codes. It is a place designed for souls to have a deep, rich, and loving meeting with the Supreme Soul. My annual journeys there have enriched my life immeasurably, beyond words. I've become a peaceful soul who honors the peaceful soul of you. I am a lover of Truth and hope that you are able to glean deep soul answers from these writings. Take the jewels that touch you, make them your own, and share them, for "giving and receiving freely" is a good part to have at this time of great transformation.
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Shivalaya
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