Nurturing Spirituality in Children Simple Hands-On Activities

by Jenkins, Peggy Joy

• ISBN13: 9781582702117
• ISBN10: 158270211X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words

Summary

The greatest gifts that a child can receive are an opened mind, a caring heart, and ignited creativity. This fully expanded, illustrated edition ofNurturing Spirituality in Childrenincludes sixty-two simple and thought-provoking lessons that can be shared with children in less than ten minutes each. The lessons are easy to prepare and understand; they use commonly available materials and complement a wide variety of religious perspectives.Children who develop a healthy balance of mind and spirit are better able to respond to life's challenges when given the tools to think and discover for themselves. Dr. Jenkins gives scores of age-appropriate activities that help children learn empathy, trust, forgiveness, growth, and inner peace.

Author Biography

Peggy Joy Jenkins, Ph.D., is the author of four highly acclaimed parent/teacher education books, including Art for the Fun of It, The Magic of Puppetry, and The Joyful Child. Dr. Jenkins is founder and president of Joyful Child, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving parents and teachers

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Laying the Foundation	p. xiii
How to Use This Book	p. xv
Guidelines for Affirmations	p. xix
Seedlings: For the Beginning Learner
The Straw Smile	p. 3
The Magnetism of Praise	p. 5
Finding Our Way	p. 7
The Inside Gives Form to the Outside	p. 9
We Are a Visible Form of Spirit	p. 11
Joy Lights	p. 13
Prayer Makes the Day	p. 15
Our Relationship to Spirit	p. 17
The Boomerang Law	p. 19
We Are All Connected	p. 21
Judge Not	p. 23
The Hard Way Versus the Easy Way	p. 26
Cut Your Problem in Half	p. 28
Watch Your Words	p. 30
Our Hidden Potential	p. 32
Spirit Is Present Everywhere	p. 34
I'll See It When I Believe It	p. 36
Focus on the Picture, Not on the Frame	p. 38
Pure Thoughts	p. 40
Sprouts: For the More Advanced Learner
Like Attracts Like	p. 45
The Power of Affirmations	p. 48
Think About What You Want, Not About What You Don't Want	p. 51
The Power of Love	p. 53
What Gets My Attention Gets Me	p. 55
Thoughts Don't Leave Their Source	p. 58
Do Your Words Have Weights or Wings?	p. 60
The Formative Power of Imagination	p. 62
Our Invisible Bridge	p. 64
Deliberate Creation	p. 66
Change Is Needed for Growth	p. 68
There Is No Separation	p. 70
Our Connection with the Creator and with Each Other	p. 72
You Can't Give Love Unless You Have Love	p. 74
Listening for Guidance	p. 76
Balancing Our Life	p. 78
Thoughts Are Gifts	p. 80
Our Icebergs	p. 82
Death and the Body	p. 84
Full Bloom for the Experienced Learner
Only Our Thoughts Hurt Us	p. 89
My Thoughts Join All Others	p. 92
My World Reflects What I Put into It	p. 95
We Absorb Our Environment	p. 98
Take Time to Relax	p. 101
Choose Your Thoughts	p. 104
Importance of "Our Own Climate"	p. 106
Things Take Form According to Our Thoughts	p. 108
There Is a Gift in Every Problem	p. 110
Are You Going Around in Circles?	p. 112
Rise Above the Problem	p. 114
Using Our Daily Energy	p. 118
The Aspects of Mind	p. 121
Belief Activates Faith	p. 124
Tuning in to Spirit	p. 127
Our Cup of Belief	p. 130
Separating Fear and the Problem	p. 133
In-To-Me-See (Intimacy)	p. 136
Just One Person Can Lighten Darkness	p. 138
Anger Is Self-Destructive	p. 140
The Power of the Word	p. 142
Weaving Our Spiritual Consciousness	p. 145
Messages from Water	p. 149
Keeping Connected to Source	p. 152
A Lesson Just for You	p. 155
Epilogue	p. 157
Afterword	p. 159
Index of Materials	p. 161
Index of Subjects	p. 165
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