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Inspired Parenting Online MagazineVol. 1 No. 3 - September 2001
A note from Dr. Caron Goode ~ The event that happened this week will affect our children not just this year, but for years to come. By informing ourselves now, we can be astute and alert to signs of distress or latent trauma as it might appear in our children now and in the future. Read on... Caron B. Goode Our information on www.inspiredparenting.net is free and our newsletter is free in hopes that as you read it, you will find innovative approaches to helping children. Our message boards at inspiredparenting.net are for you to leave your heartfelt message, like an imprint in the sand of time, for others to read who follow you. How my nephew handled death was an inspiration to me, and I have left the story on the message board. We invite you to share your heart, post it, and then leave it. Its effect can be very healing. Helping Children Cope with TraumaBy Caron Goode Whether a personal trauma or a national tragedy, like the one we have recently endured, our children suffer. Whether their suffering manifests as overt misbehavior or in quiet reticence, we can help children cope so they do not feel alone. While we cannot shield children's innocence, we can help them feel safe. Read on... Teach Children to Manage StressBy Caron Goode Traditionally, childhood is a time of carefree summers spent with best friends, trips to amusement parks and Saturday matinees at the movies. But for many children, it¹s also a time of great stress. In fact, stress—those overwhelming feelings of doubt about ourselves or our ability to handle things—is as common in children as adults. The greatest challenge to parents today is teaching children to manage stress effectively. Read on... What Can Harry Potter Teach Us?By Caron Goode Millions of children and parents are reading the high-fantasy stories of hero Harry Potter. The popularity of the Harry Potter books is both disturbing and exciting for us parents. It is disturbing because it shows us how little encouragement our children receive to develop their dreams and vision. It is exciting because Harry makes us stretch and revolutionize our thinking in the way we support our children's inner world of imagination, dreaming, and story telling. Read on... Book Review - The Path of ParentingReview By Anna Stewart If you live in Boulder and want to learn to be a Buddhist, you can go to the Karma Dzong on Spruce Street and study with Tibetan masters. If you want to learn to mediate in an ashram, you can go to Eldorado Springs. If you want to become a disciple of the Christian faith, you can attend services at one of the many churches in Boulder. But if you want to make a spiritual practice of parenting, you're on your own. Read on... Mother Arts - The Geography of ChildhoodBy Anna Stewart In the cooler hours of early evening, my sons and I go in the backyard. Kye, the almost 3-year-old heads for the raspberry vines and carefully selects only the red ripe berries. He's barefoot and engrossed in his observation. I put Jasper, seven months old, on the grass but he crawls to the edges of the lawn where the leaves and sticks and rocks beckon. I put him back in the middle of the lawn and again he crawls to the edges where the wild things are. Read on... Inspired Parenting - The Riddle of the MiddleBy Elaine K. Williams I am fascinated by the energy of the middle child. Being the mother of three daughters and the grandmother of three granddaughters, I can see that the middle child has a distinctive challenge; especially when the siblings are of the same sex. How does this middle child find and become secure in her uniqueness? Read on... Experiencing EmotionsBy Rebecca Woulfe People were not meant to experience emotions alone. Our connection to one another can be a support system for experiencing all of the powerful emotions that are part of being alive. Children in particular can learn this valuable lesson at a young age. As a parent you can help them by ... " Read on... MindBody Connection - Embrace ChangeBy Donna Packard In the last article we began to look at how our thoughts affect our sense of wellbeing. We discovered how easy it is at times to down the old pathways in our mind, to play the old programs, even if they are not "programs," or thoughts, that empower us. The ways we have learned to filter our lives, to perceive the world, become so familiar that oftentimes we do not even realize we are caught up in them. However, we can begin to recognize the thought patterns that do not serve us any longer and choose a new focus." Read on... |
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