With an increasing number of new age books available for children, more and more youngsters have begun to use new age terms, such as the following, to express their increasing self awareness. In fact, well-known spiritual teachers like Eckart Tolle and Esther and Jerry Hicks have authored books for children on new age topics.
With these prompts and tools, children can develop deep self awareness and understanding at very young ages.
- The power of now
- The law of attraction
- The chain of pain
- The chain of joy
The Law of Attraction and the Teachings of Abraham
The law of attraction, in simple terms, states that people get more of that on which they focus, or in the terms of Abraham, "That which is like unto itself is drawn."
In Sara, Books 1 through 3, by Esther and Jerry Hicks [Hay House, 2007], readers follow ten-year-old Sara and her teacher, an owl named Solomon, as they explore the wonders of the law of attraction and the art of allowing natural well-being to come forth.
Children can relate to Sara's everyday, universal concerns, and will marvel at the seemingly magical manifestation of Sara's desires as she learns to put the law of attraction into action.
The Power of Now and the Teachings of Eckhart Tolle
In Milton's Secret, by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman [Hampton Roads Publishing, 2008], young readers follow Milton as he carries his fear of a bully along with him throughout the day and night, creating further suffering for himself beyond the event. Through Milton's experience, children encounter the concepts of presence and the law of attraction.
Radical Unschooling and the Law of Attraction
Unschooling advocate, Dayna Martin, incorporates the Law of Attraction with radical unschooling to create a unique approach to family living.
The law of attraction states, in Sara and Solomon's terms, that "birds of a feather flock together." In other words, like attracts like. If a child, for example, continues to focus on the pain and fear of a past bully encounter or the worry over a potential future encounter, the law of attraction states that he will create more pain and fear, a "chain of pain."
Books such as Milton's Secret and the Sara series help children transform this pattern of behavior into one that will support their natural state of well-being, helping them to create a "chain of joy." Explaining the law of attraction to a child may be as simple as saying, "Okay, we know what you do not want. Now, tell me what you do want, and let's focus on that. Let's make that happen."
Related Reading
For more information on the brand of homeschooling known as "unschooling," along with the law of attraction, read Radical Unschooling: Focus on Whole Life, Happiness, and the Law of Attraction and Dayna Martin's New Unschooling Book Announced.
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