HELP!!! meditation in children

[karen]

i have been shall we say, having a personality clash with my daughter who is only 5 !!!!
she sems very arrogant and angry, i seem to be very similar!! although i am trying to better myself.  I ahve thought of trying to get her to meditate but don't know how, i've only recently started to meditate. it helps me i want to help her before we end up hating each other.

[birch]

My son is 5 years old too. He is sometimes really stubborn. I think children at that age are too small for meditating. What works for us is few minutes taking time out for him and for me too. Just some time to take a breathe and calm down. It's always useful to forgive yourself and the child, that makes place for positive feelings.

I hope you will make it up soon.

Leeni

[karen]

thank you, we are getting along fairly well but i need to apend more time with her on our own.which we did today, i have tried sucking in the anger and blowing out the loooove all i end up doing is laughing which i suppose is better than crying or shouting, any way will try your idea and see how it goes thanks loads k

[JohnofA]

Sound is a good way of sharing with a small child.
Sitting together in a meditation style position and even using some formalised posture such as hand of finger positions can add to a relationship.  The use of a sound, such as humming or toning, can be very enlightening especially if the child is encouraged to take a turn in introducing sounds which are then shared.
Also invite friends and family members to join in and don't be surprised if the child takes the initiative for future sessions.

John

[Chantal]

Hello Karen,

You recognyse the miror picture in your daughter?
Are you oke with this picture?
may be could you first accept just for now  Wat you see" arrogant and angry"
Via her you are judging yourself so.
Dan look at of are some area where you feel zo.
Try not to do with her wat you want she do , but vind what she like to do.
Perhaps both play with colors on paper, painting ( hepl to diluate the tention), or drauwning, together , they are many ways for meditate.
May be is a good way for you to express wat may blocked you.
If you relax she do also!!!

I wish you much fun and relaxed with youself and your daughter.

I hop you understand me.

Vriendly Chantal
 

[Laura S]

Hi,
I do lots of visualisations with children (30 in my class!) and they work really well.
You can vary the nature of them depending on what types of issues you want to address.
I usually do them at the end of a physical exercise this way they will relax more because they ahve already let off steam!

I ask the children to lie down on their backs and close thier eyes, go through relaxing each part of thir bodies and then imagine they are on a magic carpet
floating into the sky looking at clouds birds ect, We then go to different places i make up as i go along sometimes!

At the end we always land back safely on our carpets and talk about what we saw and how we felt.

Touch massage is also good for children, playing games like writing letters or numbers on each others backs and guessing the shape, good for relaxing and bonding
Hope this helps x

[HelpingHeart]

i would recommend a stretch meditation routine.  
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where you do stretches and breath smoothly..
sometimes it's easier to meditate when your mind still has something to do,
like keep your balance.  
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it would also help improve flow of positive energy and release uncomfortable energies inside your bodies.  
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anger is a tough one,
my family and i struggled with it for years!  
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exercise(my mom runs and my dad lifts and bikes and i do stretching),
diet,
and sleep was we finally got rid of it!  
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they play off each other.  
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do a good workout,
eat a good meal with an appetite,
and then get a great nights sleep.  
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you might find it funny how some problem just cease to exist without ever really having to "solve" them.
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