Teaching LOA to children

[noirlecroi]

Hi Everyone!

I'm excited to be a member of this forum after checking out this site for so long. Im a teacher in an urban setting and witness first hand children attracting alot of negative things to their lives.

As a result, I've been really trying to make them aware of manifesting their intentions without making it seem to mystical.

So I'm wondering if anyone has made a conscious effort to teach the LOA to kids, whether it be your own or as an educator and how you did it. it would seem to me that instilling the power of positive think would be life changing enough, but teaching kids to realistically attract what they want and need would set them up for a happy life...

Any thoughts?

Mike
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[Dan.Linehan]

What a great idea!

Teaching kids to accept responsibility for themselves is crucial. So is teaching them that being negative just creates more negativity.

Two things jumped into my mind when I read your post.

The first is an analogy I read once that really stuck with me. It went like this. Think of life as being just like a mirror. Now, if you saw a person frowning angrily into a mirror, and you asked that person why he/she was so upset and they told you that they were upset because the image in the mirror looks so angry, you would think they were crazy, right?!

But this is what so many people do throughout their lives. The universe is just like a mirror, only its on somewhat of a time delay. You have to smile first before it can smile back at you. If you can teach that to the kids I bet it'll really stick with them.

The second thing is a game I read about in the book "Healthy at 100". This book researches several different cultures who have remarkably fit, healthy elders and documented all of the trends they shared. Of course, these cultures also tended to have remarkably happy children.

One game the children played was the sharing game. A bunch of possessions would be gathered up (pencils, papers, markers, notebooks, keyboards, whatever you have handy in the room) and given to just one student. Then the other students take turns shouting out things they need to the student who has everything. "Oh no! I need a notebook so I can document all of my research!" Then the student who has everything gives the requesting student what he or she needs, and everyone applauds.

This teaches sharing and service to others, central tenants of the LOA. And it teaches the kids to use their imagination (by making up why they need the item) and it betters their communication skills (by requesting things politely). They'll have a great time and wonder why everyone in society doesn't share. Its really a win-win game.

All the best with your kids. I'm so glad you are teaching them these things. I can tell you are going to be that teacher, the one they'll always remember..

[RT Wolf]

That's interesting. Michael Losier mentions a good method to do this in his book, the Law of Attraction, and suggests calling it a secret. I'll look up that section and perhaps suggest it to my cousins. Thanks for the idea.

[noirlecroi]

Wow. I like both of those...especially drawing the analogy of looking in the mirror. In fact, it is a great way to analogize to LOA to adults as well. And the sharing game is an example of the type of curriculum that is need in our school, especially in the first few years of schooling. A few years ago, there was a movement to make sure every child had high self esteem by simply telling them they were great regardless of thier actions (an oversimplification of what was being done, of course). However, this obviously encourages a disconnect between what a child does and who the child is. Something like the sharing game is a real venue for increase childrens self esteem, both for the giver...and the child that recieves, who knows that she is worth getting whatever it is she received, and that her needs will be attended to by asking!

[noirlecroi]

Thanks for mentioning Mr. Losier...his discussion highlights the need to be mindful of kids and teaching them LOA. One thing I would have like to see him focus more on is preparing to teach children LOA. It seems to me that it is a long term character building task!

Mike
Noirlecroi.com - Spiritual. Secular. Whole. The Sum is Self Development.

[Lisa McGregor]

Yes. I have taught my nine year old son the LOA and how it works. I have also taught him to be aware of the negative side of LOA and how to prevent bad things happening unintentionally. He has a lot of fun manifesting silly things like parking spots, but also uses it with great success for other more important things. (personally I think getting a parking spot in a full parking garage is very important.) By the time he is grown up, hopefully he will have mastered it completely.

love
Lisa

[noirlecroi]

that's very cool! And it is great to know that you have been able to bring such awareness to a nine year old. I have a 14 year old daughter that I talk about the LOA and a three year old....i figure if i get started with the 3 year old she will be a master by the time she gets to high school!