Childhood and Childhood and EducationEducation

Research done by Arlete LänzlingerCEEAK- Centro de Estudos Espíritas Allan Kardec,

Switzerland, 2006.http://www.ceeak.ch/portugues/evangelizacao/

palestras-educacao.htm

The childThe child

The spirit acquires more inner luggage The spirit acquires more inner luggage from incarnation to incarnation; from incarnation to incarnation;

experience to experience.experience to experience.

Love and WisdomLove and Wisdom

Moral AspectMoral Aspect Intellectual AspectIntellectual Aspect

EvolutionEvolution

Union of the soul to the Union of the soul to the bodybody The good spirits teach us that the The good spirits teach us that the

union begins at the moment of union begins at the moment of conception, but is only complete at conception, but is only complete at the moment of birth. the moment of birth. (The Spirits' Book (The Spirits' Book Q.344)Q.344)

Temporary ForgetfulnessTemporary ForgetfulnessReasons:Reasons: Spirit‘s Adaptation to the physical

bodyProfound sleepThe spiritual body is restricted once connected to the physical body that is under formation.Psychic frustration on the first seven years of life („Therapeutic Hypnosis“)

Moral effect from the Temporary Forgetfulness

From the time of birthFrom the time of birth … … ideas gradually take on shape ideas gradually take on shape

according to the development of the according to the development of the organs; organs;

The child; eternal and The child; eternal and perfectible spiritperfectible spirit

Explanation from the Spirit Calderaro, book 'In the Higher Spiritual World'- Chapter 3

WillActionAction

experiencesexperiences

Innate Innate

ideasideas

Germ of Germ of PerfectionPerfection

PastPast

subconscioussubconscious

Present Present consciousconscious

Future super-Future super-conscious conscious

Past "luggage"Past "luggage"

Impulses and Impulses and tendencies that tendencies that

manifest from an manifest from an early early ageearly early age

„„Having been brought from past Having been brought from past existences, these good or evil instincts existences, these good or evil instincts will manifest themselves from early will manifest themselves from early childhood. It is necessary that parents childhood. It is necessary that parents study these instincts; all badness study these instincts; all badness originates from selfishness and pride. So originates from selfishness and pride. So be on the lookout for the smallest sign be on the lookout for the smallest sign which will reveal the existence of such which will reveal the existence of such vices, and then take care to combat vices, and then take care to combat them without waiting for them to take them without waiting for them to take deep root.deep root. (…)“ (The Gospel According to Spiritism; Chap XIV 9)

State of Innocense in State of Innocense in ChildhoodChildhood „… „… a child, having had no opportunity as yet a child, having had no opportunity as yet

to manifest any perverse tendencies, to manifest any perverse tendencies, presents us with an image of innocence and presents us with an image of innocence and purity….purity….“. A“. Allan Kardecllan Kardec

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

During this period of dormancy, in which the During this period of dormancy, in which the instincts are also latent, the Spirit is more instincts are also latent, the Spirit is more malleable, more accessible to impressions malleable, more accessible to impressions which can modify their character and help which can modify their character and help

the Spirit progress…the Spirit progress…

HOMEHOME

„ „ No one can replace parents in the No one can replace parents in the EDUCATIONAL SPHERE OF THE EDUCATIONAL SPHERE OF THE CHILDREN‘S HEARTS “. CHILDREN‘S HEARTS “. (Spirit of (Spirit of Humberto de Campos)Humberto de Campos)

Meeting of Souls at Meeting of Souls at HOMEHOME

Reasons:Reasons: Redemption, support, affections, Redemption, support, affections,

disaffections, mission;disaffections, mission;

Objective:Objective: Strengthens links of - LOVEStrengthens links of - LOVE

It is at HOME that our challenges It is at HOME that our challenges start. Our children are spirits who start. Our children are spirits who are connected to us by ties of are connected to us by ties of affection or reparation.affection or reparation.

Meeting with Meeting with sympathetic and sympathetic and

antipathetic spiritsantipathetic spirits „ „ We come back in contact with We come back in contact with

individuals we have affiliated with in individuals we have affiliated with in the past, through blood ties. These the past, through blood ties. These links, either good or bad, happen links, either good or bad, happen through the blessing of through the blessing of reincarnation.“ reincarnation.“ EmmanuelEmmanuel

Children‘s Children‘s EducationEducation

Parents‘ MissionParents‘ Mission

To prepare the To prepare the childrenchildren

MATERIALMATERIAL

LIFELIFE

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

LIFELIFE

ChildhoodChildhood

Childhood makes children Childhood makes children more receptive; more open to learning.more receptive; more open to learning.

This is the perfect time to educate This is the perfect time to educate the reincarnating spiritthe reincarnating spirit

This process continues through This process continues through adolescenceadolescence

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

Education: Important Education: Important PointsPoints

Love and kindness are powerful educational Love and kindness are powerful educational resources, if used in a proper mannerresources, if used in a proper manner

LOVE AND KINDNESSLOVE AND KINDNESS

The ones who The ones who receive itreceive it

The ones who The ones who don‘t receive itdon‘t receive it

Are more balanced Are more balanced and happyand happy

Become needy, Become needy, agressive, rebelledagressive, rebelled

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

Emmanuel‘s CommentsEmmanuel‘s Comments The process of moral education, which The process of moral education, which

forms the character of the individual, forms the character of the individual, becomes more difficult after the becomes more difficult after the infancy period. If this educational infancy period. If this educational process hasn‘t been done at home, process hasn‘t been done at home, once he/she reaches adulthood only once he/she reaches adulthood only the violent process of harsh trials the violent process of harsh trials could change the thought of these could change the thought of these human creatures.human creatures.

( „O Consolador“)( „O Consolador“)

DIALOGUE AND ATTENTIONDIALOGUE AND ATTENTION•Agressive words stay Agressive words stay imprinted and exert imprinted and exert negative influencenegative influence

•Use logical arguments and Use logical arguments and language appropriate to language appropriate to the age and understanding the age and understanding of the child.of the child.

•Parents must have the Parents must have the patience to listen to their patience to listen to their childrenchildren

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

ENERGY AND PUNISHMENTENERGY AND PUNISHMENT Sometimes parents need to act with Sometimes parents need to act with

energy, even if love and dialogue areenergy, even if love and dialogue are

RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO GOOD RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO GOOD RESULTS:RESULTS:

- Make children assume the Make children assume the consequences for their behaviour; consequences for their behaviour;

- Restrict their trips, excursions, Restrict their trips, excursions, outdoor activitiesoutdoor activities

No more No more violence violence against against

children!children!

Please AvoidPlease Avoid Corporeal punishment could be Corporeal punishment could be

avoided, since they eavoided, since they establish:stablish:

TraumasTraumas RevoltsRevolts AgressivityAgressivity UnstabilityUnstability Inhibition Inhibition InsecurityInsecurity

MOTIVATION MOTIVATION AND REWARDSAND REWARDS

Many parents forget to reward their Many parents forget to reward their children when they do all their tasks children when they do all their tasks well; this is a serious omition;well; this is a serious omition;

Motivation and rewards are much Motivation and rewards are much better than punishment;better than punishment;

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

B e m m e l h o r e s N ã o g e r a m r e v o l t a s

MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATION AND REWARDS REWARDS Teach children that there are prizes Teach children that there are prizes

for good behaviour, for good behaviour,

If parents process this way they are If parents process this way they are not punishing their children, but not punishing their children, but leaving to reward them.leaving to reward them.

B e m m e l h o r e s N ã o g e r a m r e v o l t a s

FREEDOM FREEDOM Children have the right to Children have the right to

freedom, but not excessively.freedom, but not excessively.

Parents need to dose it.Parents need to dose it.

Freedom with no limits can be Freedom with no limits can be damaging for the childdamaging for the child

FREEDOM FREEDOM Children have the right to cry.Children have the right to cry.

- Identify the cause- Identify the cause

- Solve the problem- Solve the problem

- Do not hit them- Do not hit them

If he/she is just whiningIf he/she is just whining

- let the child cry until he gives up- let the child cry until he gives up

- dose the level of attention- dose the level of attention

FREEDOMFREEDOM Children have the right to playChildren have the right to play

„„Children need freedom Children need freedom

at home “at home “

Be aware! Be aware!

Be careful with your choice of toys, Be careful with your choice of toys, literature and TV programmes!literature and TV programmes!

What are we offering to our What are we offering to our children?children?

What are we What are we teaching them?teaching them?

It‘s necessary to educate the It‘s necessary to educate the feelings and cultivate our hearts. feelings and cultivate our hearts. Jesus‘s teachings have never been Jesus‘s teachings have never been

more timely: „Love one another". To more timely: „Love one another". To Love is to educateLove is to educate

„ „ Love and educate him. Love and educate him. Offer him the best of your Offer him the best of your

soul, even if your chind soul, even if your chind can‘t understand the can‘t understand the

nobility of your sacrifice nobility of your sacrifice and the sublimity of your and the sublimity of your

abnegation.abnegation.

You will receive from our You will receive from our Celestial Father the Celestial Father the

blessings of happiness and blessings of happiness and peace.peace.

(Emmanuel- Family“)(Emmanuel- Family“)

Your childYour child

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Oliveira Alves, DIE A challenge called family, Jeamar Zandini

Nazareth, Edited by Minas O Consolador Relationship between Parents and Children,

Umberto Ferreira Future uncertainty http://www.pime.org.br/mundoemissao/criancasfuturo.htm