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*The important roles of ritual]] and celebration in a child’s life

*The important roles of ritual]] and celebration in a child’s life

   

   

MONJORONSON:  Most definitely!  Each child should have a—some [[cultures]] call it an [[altar]]—but they should have a [[sacred]] place in their bedroom or someplace that is theirs; it is a [[private]] space where they can go to be alone.  Oftentimes, children have a need for space alone, away from [[parents]] and [[siblings]] and obligations of their own social networks, to be with themselves, and when they are with themselves, they can be with their [[Thought Adjuster]].  This begins early on, even in [[infancy]], where the child has time to [[play]] by themselves, to be with themselves.  It is helpful if the adult, the [[parent]], assist that child in [[interpreting]] that time alone, so that they can [[determine]] that this is a time to be with [[God]], to be with their [[Creator]] and to be within the [[growing]], [[spiritual]] [[presence]] within themselves.  

MONJORONSON:  Most definitely!  Each child should have a—some [[cultures]] call it an [[altar]]—but they should have a [[sacred]] place in their bedroom or someplace that is theirs; it is a [[private]] space where they can go to be alone.  Oftentimes, children have a need for space alone, away from [[parents]] and [[siblings]] and obligations of their own social networks, to be with themselves, and when they are with themselves, they can be with their [[Thought Adjuster]].  This begins early on, even in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infancy infancy], where the child has time to [[play]] by themselves, to be with themselves.  It is helpful if the adult, the [[parent]], assist that child in [[interpreting]] that time alone, so that they can [[determine]] that this is a time to be with [[God]], to be with their [[Creator]] and to be within the [[growing]], [[spiritual]] [[presence]] within themselves.  

   

   

Yes, [[rituals]] are extremely important; ceremonies lesser so.  Rituals and [[preparation]] for those rituals are important.  It is much like two little girls [[practicing]] having tea, where they have little teacups and saucers and milk and so on, and they practice having tea—whether they are English or Japanese, this is a [[preparation]] for adulthood.  So, too, is time to be in [[meditation]] and [[prayer]], time alone, time to recreate with the [[Creator]]; it is a [[preparation]] for adulthood.  

Yes, [[rituals]] are extremely important; ceremonies lesser so.  Rituals and [[preparation]] for those rituals are important.  It is much like two little girls [[practicing]] having tea, where they have little teacups and saucers and milk and so on, and they practice having tea—whether they are English or Japanese, this is a [[preparation]] for adulthood.  So, too, is time to be in [[meditation]] and [[prayer]], time alone, time to recreate with the [[Creator]]; it is a [[preparation]] for adulthood.  

   

   

Vicki:  This is just tremendously [[practical]] [[advice]].  [[Wonderful]]!  I [[think]] many people will benefit from this.  We talked about the significance and variations in the practice of [[baptism]], and I was going to ask if there are other [[practices]] that would be particularly relevant to [[children]], but I’m [[wondering]] if in your [[reference]] to the [[fact]] that ceremonies are not as important as ritual, if you’ve already answered this question.

Vicki:  This is just tremendously [[practical]] [[advice]].  [[Wonderful]]!  I [[think]] many people will benefit from this.  We talked about the significance and variations in the practice of [[baptism]], and I was going to ask if there are other [[practices]] that would be particularly relevant to [[children]], but I’m [[wondering]] if in your [[reference]] to the [[fact]] that ceremonies are not as important as ritual, if you’ve already answered this question.

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*Celebrating the child’s first moral choice

*Celebrating the child’s first moral choice