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Know the external stimuli your child has received during his/her waking hours. When you are not with your child, talk with those who are. When you are knowledgeable concerning what your child has heard, seen, felt, tasted, and smelled, you can better identify what his emotional experience is.
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Remove stimuli that is upsetting, especially in the hours before the child sleeps. |
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Know your own mind. Be constantly learning about yourself and creation. The more conscious you are, the better parent you are both as an example and in the guidance, love and teaching you offer your child. |
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Admit emotional conditions present around the child. If they are yours, seek ways to resolve them. Take classes, read HeartMath by Childres or Walking Between the Worlds by Greg Braden, pray and meditate. Learn how to admit your emotions so you can learn and evolve your awareness. Stuffed emotions find a great outlet through young children, often to their detriment |
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Trust yourself. The love you have for your child need to guild you when your child does not understand the world he finds himself in. Do what your heart says is right. Hold your child, let him sleep with you, talk about difficult subjects (the bombing, people dying, loss, anger, whatever). The more open you are to listening to your child, the greater your knowledge and understanding of him/her. |
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Always tell the truth to your ability to discern it. Do what your head says makes sense. Know your priorities. Your child comes first. Sometimes that means missing a lot of sleep and being late to work. We need to all grow a heart that understands priorities in life and mature our head to respond to it. You can help others in growing theirs as well as your own. |
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When in the middle of the "night terror" holding your child can be the best thing for you and for her/him. The giving and receiving of love is a great healer. |
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Talk to your child about your dreams. Then ask about theirs. Keep a journal until they are old enough to keep one themselves. Someday this will be an invaluable record of this soul's awareness. Honor your place as custodian of those subconscious messages. |
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Learn to interpret dreams so you can better teach your child, responding to where they are and what they are learning as they mature. Interpreting your dreams is a skill to learn. It's like learning English or Spanish or Japanese, but a lot more fun because it is universal. And what you will learn about communication will serve you and your child in ways you can't even imagine until you get there. Get started today. |
