{"id":138,"date":"2009-05-27T04:50:44","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T09:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2011-03-06T17:18:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T22:18:06","slug":"critical-factors-for-raising-an-empowered-child-part-1-by-susan-a-haid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teachingchildrenaboutmoney.com\/blog\/138\/critical-factors-for-raising-an-empowered-child-part-1-by-susan-a-haid\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Factors for Raising an Empowered Child: Part 1 by Susan A. Haid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author\/Producer, Lily\u2019s Truth, www.lilystruth.com<\/a><\/p>\n

There are several simple but critically important keys for raising empowered children.\u00a0 We can give our kids the tools they need, starting at a very young age.\u00a0 These tools will empower them throughout their lives as they grow, yet they are core values that will evolve more fully as time passes.\u00a0 Let me first state that by core values, I am referring to values that develop and mature from within the child and are not imposed upon the child from the outside.\u00a0 The point is to nurture the growth of concrete navigational equipment that is rooted from within the child and stems from the child\u2019s own personal life experience.\u00a0 This will result in a powerful form of self- knowledge, otherwise referred to here as \u201cauthority,\u201d that is ultimately deeply empowering because it is the result of actual life experience.\u00a0 There is no better teacher than experience itself.
\nThere are 17 basic fundamental concepts to begin with.\u00a0 In this article I will be addressing the first key concept which is authority.\u00a0 For kids, this can be a confusing subject depending on the information they are given.\u00a0 The bottom line, if we are to cultivate empowerment within a child, is that we must support our children in developing their innate understanding of themselves, who they are, what they think, what they feel, and what they believe.\u00a0\u00a0 By this, I mean that we must help our children to understand themselves from the inside out first, rather than imposing concepts from the outside.\u00a0 We must help our children not only to understand but also respect what they think, feel and believe about their life experiences.\u00a0 As parents, we must help our children learn to trust their feelings, instincts, thoughts and reactions.\u00a0 If we separate our kids from this basic and often protective information, we have unwittingly initiated their path of separation from themselves and their consequent ability to move through life in a way that is constructive and healthy.
\nWe must become very good listeners who can listen without judgment.\u00a0 First and foremost, we must listen to, honor and respect the thoughts and feelings of our children.\u00a0 Why is this so important? You see, as a child tells us their story, our listening without imposing judgment or giving advice acknowledges the individuality of their experience and validates and values their thoughts and feelings.\u00a0 This allows the child\u2019s own discovery process to unfold.\u00a0 This allows the child\u2019s problem-solving abilities to develop.\u00a0 And most potently, this allows the child to remain fully connected to their innate and natural abilities to trust their own feelings,\u00a0 ideas, instincts\u00a0 and consequent decisions about their life experiences.\u00a0 This supports the development of a core value system that will be difficult to challenge because it comes from within and is based on personal, real world knowledge.
\nHow important is this key concept of self-knowledge and authority?\u00a0 It is critical.\u00a0 By supporting kids in developing self-knowledge, we help them cut through the confusion.\u00a0 Confusion is based in having to weigh and balance who they truly are with who they feel they are supposed to be.\u00a0 There is only one true answer.\u00a0 In addition, often with the development of self-understanding comes compassion, and what more valuable \u201ccore value\u201d is true and abiding compassion?
\nAs parents, we can give our children the confidence to trust themselves in any situation by nurturing their innate ability to choose what is compassionate for themselves and others.\u00a0 This eliminates the possibility of selfish, self-serving behavior yet honors each person’s right to choose for themselves.\u00a0 This also leads to the development of inner clarity so that abusive people and situations are seen for what they truly are.
\nThis is true authority. It has absolutely nothing to do with the concept of power, and this is the type of guidance our children need to live healthy, happy, fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n

For more helpful information about building authority within children, visit www.lilystruth.com where you will find more exciting and supportive details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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