Conscious Parenting
The mother of a child with cerebral palsy created a system that could improve the lives of children suffering from motor impairments around the world. The “Upsee” goes on sale April 7 and consists of three parts – a harness for the child; a belt for the adult, to which the harness gets attached; and special sandals, which allow the parent and child to step simultaneously, freeing their hands and creating a much more stable, varied and stimulating walking experience.
Let’s see which are the most meaningful gifts you could offer your child, more important than expensive toys and holidays.
Kids naturally embrace their innate creativity. Now you can help fund a design idea that will let them build, mix & match their own Lego-like furniture.
James K. Flanagan wrote this letter to his five grandchildren just months before he died. “My wise and thoughtful daughter Rachel urged me to write down some advice for you, the important things that I have learned about life…
A true balance of challenge and support as my father provided me can go a long way. I am certainly grateful for my father’s lesson in self-reliance today.
I trust the Earth to know how to heal and teach us to heal. I trust myself a bit more now, knowing my process is as magnificent and profound as Hers. And knowing that the spark of evolution lives in the challenging fierceness as well as in the loving embrace of an innocent child.
More than ever our world needs a new generation of youthful and caring people capable of comprehending the problems we face, while maintaining the clarity of mind and compassion needed to seek and find creative solutions to this morass. For this, our youth need to be healthy, energetic, and free from the myriad traps that our society offers today. Leadership for our youth is needed now more than ever, but the wisdom of older generations is rarely coveted as tool for development for the youth. To right this in some degree, here is a comprehensive list of conformity traps for today’s youth, to help them more easily identify some of pitfalls that lie between them and true success and happiness on their journey to maturity.
I believe we have entered into a sacred contract when we bring children into the world. A contract that says we are willing to help these children understand and wisely use their spiritual powers expressive of a greater Divine energy.
