I need more Pagan Parenting Tips, Teachings for Children?

I am part of a Temple in the Ft. Worth, Texas, and a Circle or Coven Leader underneath the Temple. I am wanting to start a Pagan Parenting class or teaching for all the parents in the Ft. Worth area.





Merry Ye Meet , Merry Ye Part





Blessings


Brandon BlessedI need more Pagan Parenting Tips, Teachings for Children?
wow. you have a lot of insulting answers!!! it's too bad that people just can't be nice....says a lot about them.


What I don't think people understand is that Pagans don't push their beliefs on anyone, even their own kids. Most Pagans that I know of don't care what religion their child chooses and they never 'threaten' them with religion!





Things to start out with:





respect for nature- don't kill insects, just to kill them (don't step on ants), don't chase animals, don't pull leaves off of trees, petals off of flowers...


don't just be kind to other people, but to the Earth as well.





Reuse, Reduce, Recycle! do projects creating things out of 'trash' (tape or glue construction paper around a frozen tropicana container to change it into a pencil holder)





encourage the imagination and creativity of children! never tell them that something doesn't exist ( faeries, dragons, unicorns!)





There is a great book called 'Raising Witches' that gives some ideas, too.I need more Pagan Parenting Tips, Teachings for Children?
Well, my tips would be:





#1) Don't be so afraid of ';shoving religion down their throats'; that you don't share your faith with them. I don't think it's shoving to raise your kids in a household with faith. Tell them stories, let them participate in rituals, pray with them and celebrate your holidays. You don't have to force them, and you don't have to stop them from following their own path eventually. But make religion a family event over which you can bond and establish traditions and memories.








#2) Rites of passage are important, and have been largely lost in our culture. They are beneficial to the person, the family, and the community as they mark transitions with clearer boundaries and help us know our place in life, family, community, etc. Recognize and celebrate certain milestones, like new babies, becoming an adult, becoming an elder, etc.








Some good books I recommend:





Family Wicca by Ashleen O'Gaia





The Pagan Family by Ceisiwr Serith





Circle Round by Starhawk et. al.





Witchcraft Today Series Book 2: Modern Rites of Passage edited by Chas Clifton
Not true Ali, I live in Texas myself.


No matter what state, it just depends the cities. Texas is huge - that's silly to say an entire state doesn't like ';other beliefs';. I'm personally a Christians but I'm still here, offering advice.





First off, you'll want to be more descriptive. Just as different as the branches of Christianity are, so are the branches of paganism. Especially since paganism tends to have a bad rep. Be sure to explain your exact beliefs so they know what you're about. You could use a social network, like myspace to find people in the area with similar beliefs (i believe you can search by religion and area at once).
Parenting is parenting. Children learn by example. Watch the Nanny





She seems to have good ideas about confronting even the worst behavior problems. No matter what type of spirituality you are trying to pass on, they will not be sucessful or happy in any sense unless they know how to behave.
%26amp; Merry Meet again....





There are a number of books out there. I found ';The Family Wicca Book'; O'Gaea to have some useful notions.





The Spiral Scouts might give you some A%26amp;C ideas.





[Later: Woops was hunting this also %26amp; forgot to put it in, sorry... http://wicca.com/celtic/akasha/activinde鈥?/a> has some interesting info there]


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I believe in not pushing religious views on children. Being a pagan and having other religions pushing their beliefs on me and telling me I'm wrong, whats right with me pushing my beliefs on someone who is still innocent in life? Let a kid live as a kid for as long as he can! Give him the option to make up his own mind! NOW if your child wants to join you in your religious practices, by all means do!





Remember, Ignorance is taught to us by ignorant people! Don't be ignorant
i don't know of any, but i hope you don't get trashed here. you seem very nice, so may whatever you believe in bless you. a lot. i lived in texas, and they don't seem to like different beliefs around there, so best of luck!
OK.


Don't use guilt to dominate your children or threaten them with your god, as the Christians like to do.
answer: check out the forums at www.witchvox.com and good luck! Also, hit Craigslist, perhaps?





Take some precautions: get a PO Box
teaching children to be hippies? for shame...