An Educational Evolution – How Papers Are Slowly Becoming Obsolete

As the saying goes, "If you can't beat 'em, join'em!"

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I'm talking about electronic gadgets. Especially gadgets among our kids today... Oh, you just can't escape them can you? Name it - iPhones, Blackberrys, the laptops, MP3 players, those portable game things like the PSPs... Everywhere we turn, we see not one, not two, but almost all of our kids engrossed in one or the other!

So what do we do then? I don't think banning them would be the answer... Worse things could come out of that and after all, mobility and the internet is the way of the world now.

But what about in schools? How do we control our children from using too much gadgets for casual fun instead of focusing on their studies?

Well, I read that students at Somerset Elementary School in Mendota Heights are being given the Apple's iPod Touch which are integrated into their curriculum. So instead of using paper, kids are using applications on the iPod Touch to learn. What a great idea!

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Indigo, Crytal & Rainbow – Your Questions Answered

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So, as promised, I emailed my friend Christie Marie your most pressing questions about Indigo, Crystal & Rainbow children. You all may remember her from a few months back and her post on Living from Love or Above. Below are her answers to your questions.

1. What's so unique & special about Indigo, Crystal and Rainbow children? Are they different from other children?

No. Every child has their own unique gifts and talents that they bring to the world. The label Indigo child or Crystal child just clarifies or quantifies a set of qualities that they might hold in their bodies.

It's important that when you, as parents, acknowledge the gifts, tools & talents that these kids bring to the planet. There's a book called "Power Versus Force" by Dr. David Hawkins that talks about the level of human consciousness on this planet.

For example, the level of love is at 500. Joy is at 540, peace at 600, enlightenment 700, etc. So basically we can all agree that choosing from Love or Above is the best way to raise a child. What's really cool is that you can measure what level somebody is at by using muscle testing. This is important because it simply shows you where you or your child is at and which doesn't make anything wrong or right.

The average Indigo child on the planet is at the calibration of 600. They're of a higher vibration than the parents they were born to. This doesn't make their parents 'lesser' than them. It simply means that that's where it's at.

A Crystal child's average vibration is at 480 but this is only because of the high amount of electromagnets that surround us today - satellite dishes, bluetooth, etc. They're also very sensitive so if you're the parents to these children, you have to be very cognizant of what you surround them with as well as what kind of foods you would allow them to put into their bodies. The Crystal child has the potential to reach the calibration of 800.

An Indigo or Crystal child's vibration will raise the energy of those around them. A person with the vibration of 500 can change the vibration of 750,000 other people. So these children being born into the planet, in a way, sets off a wave of energy that bumps everybody up.

Indigos have a different quality to Crystals or Rainbows. Indigos are about change and "Sha-zam!" They open the door for us to see the way and the light. Crystal children are soothing - they are all about nature and energy, and are softer and more sensitive to chemicals. They are also prone to allergies. They crave sunshine-based foods while Indigo kids know that they might have to push a few buttons. I mean, it's not easy to change the world... They may be aware & sensitive at some level but generally they are overriding life purpose to create change.

Indigo kids, usually born in the 70's & 80's are typically worriers. They're temperamental, determined, they can easily detect dishonesty, are very confident, and are easily frustrated with routine & ritual.They're non-conformists, and do not like rules. They can be more balanced if raised in a family that supports them or they may do the opposite and get angry & rebellious when not supported. That's when they need more love & support.

This is partly the reason why I created the program "Essential Spiritual Toolkit For You & Your Family" to help some parents who don't really know how to nurture their Indigo children. Usually Indigo kids chose to be born into dysfunctional families to demonstrate to us a happier way to be.

Crystal children started coming in in the 1990's and 2000's, usually to the Indigo children. This is because they'd rather be born into a family that understands their gifts, tools and talents. If you look into their aura, instead of seeing indigo, (which is also a possibility because they could be cusp which is a combination of both Indigo and Crystal), they take on the aura of those around them to try and heal them or own different energies like magenta or gold. They're bringing in the ray of light that they need to best live their lives.Each ray of light have their own qualities.

Rainbow children have rainbows in their aura. They're Crystal children who are able to embody  all the frequencies of light. When you tap into their energy, they feel like divine love energy. They love the nature, being outdoors and animals. They are sensitive and don't like chaos or when things are not peaceful. Some of them don't speak till the age of 3 or 4.

Some parents come to be and ask me about this... I tell them that to best convey a message to their Rainbow children, put a mental image of what you want them to do, for example, he or she tying a shoe and that's how you tell them. Communicate telepathically. In general, Rainbow kids are affectionate, loving, nurturing, helpful, forgiving and loving.

So, in short, Indigo kids open the door to show us what we're not doing, and the Crystal child smooths the way.

I've had clients who're Indigo children who changed their vibrations and moved into the more crystalline energy. This means that as individuals we can raise the consciousness of ourselves and therefore we evolve the planet.

2. How can I help Indigo children who're finding it hard to operate in the school system?

First and foremost, find out what your child's learning style is. Most children learn when all their senses are engaged. There's visual learners, auditory learners, kinesthetic learners who need to feel things, cognizant learners where they just know things.

I was a visual learner in school, for example, at a spelling test, I see a little chalkboard in my head of the word I needed to learn. As for auditory learners, if you said the word "phrase", it sounds its more like F-R-A-Z-E to them. So you really need to use all of their senses to engage them on this learning process.

Another thing I noticed about these new kids that are being born is that they need to know the big picture of why they're doing something. You can't give them something to memorize and not tell them why. For instance, if they're learning Math, find out what their interest is and show them how Math can help them later in their lives.

If they're learning Science, show them how learning quantum physics can help them with their manifesting later on in life. If they're learning English, show them how it can help communicate their passion & truth into the world. Engage them in such a way that is important to them from the big picture point of view.

3. Do you think it is a parent’s Ego that makes them want to label a child Indigo?

Maybe. It really depends on the intent of each individual parent. But I think parents are just trying to find out information and the best and highest way to raise their children. I've found that parents who are most intuitive, or the most aware at an intuitive level and ask questions daily are the ones that raise the happiest and healthy children.

In my "Essential Spiritual Toolkit For You & Your Family", I've explained some ways where you as a parent can open up your intuitive awareness, ask questions and get some answers. How cool would it be to know how to raise your kids in the highest and best ways for them. That's what all parents aspire to. I don't think it's an ego thing, it's more of an understanding thing.

4. How do I know if my kid is an Indigo or Crystal child?

The first thing I tell parents is that you won't be attracted to me, my website or even this post if at some level, somebody in your family or you are an unacknowledged gifted kid. I don't think people are attracted to something unless there's some guiding force in them that's moving them to pay attention.

Secondly, you can use muscle testing. I have a muscle testing video demonstration on my website that you can follow to find out if your child is an Indigo or Crystal child.

For those of you who want to look into an aura, here are the basic beginners step. If you practice grow your awareness, you can probably start seeing them yourself.

  • Get somebody to stand in front of a white wall
  • Dim the lights a little bit, not too much
  • Sense where the edge of their aura is. Usually it's one to three and a half feet away from their body. Your aura is your spiritual body around your body. So, just get a feeling of where you notice the change in the field is, outside the body
  • Pretend you're an expert or reader. Think happy-end result and SEE the aura on the person in front of you. From that point of view, notice what color you first see, come to mind or think about and just trust that. See the color around their heart, what energy or color you feel around their heart and just start with that awareness
  • Look at the energy field behind the person. Notice what you notice because that's where people put all their pain. Just play with it from the attitude of "I'm an expert or a reader"

Remember, a Crystal child can have many different colors. I've seen gold, magenta, some pastels or they could even take on their parent's coloring. I've found that muscle testing is the clearest way to find out what kind of a person your child is.

My attitude towards these new generation of kids is basically "We're all evolving on this planet" and what each person must focus on is "How can I personally raise my vibration to the level of love or above". And so you're operating through the world from that point of view and all your actions will be from that higher consciousness.

My other hope is that parents will be willing to be intuitive enough to ask everyday, what does my child need from me today and grow your children up that way.

Living Love or Above,

Christie

Hey Guys!  This is Melissa - Christie has a great post on her blog about Indigo & Crystal Children if you want to read more!  Click here to read it.

Communicating Through Energy – A Parent’s Most Powerful Tool

Every parent knows that great parent-child communication is the key to a healthy & happy family. But there's so much more to communication than just 'talking' with your kids.

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One very important thing to keep in mind when communicating with your children is the energy that you're emanating during the communication. Here at Project GiftED, we've been discussing energy all week and how it is present in all interactions.  You know how when you meet someone and they get that fake smile and say "It's soooo nice to meet you!"  with this excessive amount of enthusiasm - but the vibe or energy you are relly getting from the is completely opposite of their words....  This is what we are talking about!  And it is especially important that you maintain consistent and positive energy when you're around your kids.

Energy types beget energy types, and we already know this. So, if we send out negative messages to our children through our energy and its various communication paths, we are going to receive the same sort of energy back.

I found this article that explains all about how energy can drastically effect your child's behavior, temperament and how they see the world and people in it. It's really an eye-opener and actually makes a lot of sense.

Just think about it... Have you ever been around someone that you felt safe with? You just felt very comfortable in their presence? You could immediately sense that this person was a person you could trust - they were probably very warm and genuine. That's because their calm and positive energy was probably "speaking" to you.

Energy travels through all the various ways we communicate. These include how we speak to our children (tone of voice) and what we say, our facial expressions, our body language and our eye gaze, as a few examples. Thus we can think of our different modes of verbal and non-verbal communication as the vessels our energy travels through.

Essentially, the energy that we put out to our children is going to be the same sort of energy that we get back from them. So if you feel calm and happy, those feelings will travel with your words and actions, and they're visible to your kids. If you're tired and angry, your kids can sense that too and it will really affect their behavior towards you and the situation.

Read the rest of the article below, you'll see for yourself how important it is to maintain positive and healthy energy when building a happy and healthy family.

By Ann-Michele Timmerman

While the title may bring weapons of mass destruction to mind, worry not! This article is a safe zone!

When I say a parent's "most powerful weapon," what I mean is that it is something I strongly believe to be the single most powerful thing a parent can do to more effectively be a mom or dad. It is also what I believe to be the most effective tool in growing exceptional children.

I've long advocated that what is helpful to us as parents is to understand the nature of children. This is not to say that we all must become child psychologists, however, getting into their little worlds a bit more can often make the difference between less enjoyable and enjoyable parenting experiences.

What, might you ask, is this most powerful weapon? Drum roll please...

Energy. More specifically, "calm and confident" energy.

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Emotional Intelligence – A Neural Window of Opportunity

“Research shows there are ways we can take advantage of neuroplasticity to help children master the abilities that are crucial for emotional intelligence.”Patrick

By: Patrick McMillan

Neuroplasticity put in the simplest of terms means that our brain is designed to change both in physical size and capacity to learn. In fact the brain is the only organ in the human body where changes are necessary and it is through our experiences, thoughts, emotions and the forming of our beliefs and memories that these changes occur, and these changes can last a lifetime. However, many of these neural changes occur before our twentieth birthday revealing a window of opportunity to instill a level of emotional intelligence that can have dramatic effects on their success and happiness throughout their lives.

Richard Davidson, founder of the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin says “The neural circuitry that allows us to pay attention, calm ourselves, and attune to others’ feelings all takes shape in the first two decades of life. If we leave that shaping to chance, kids can grow up with a range of deficiencies in these key life skills that can trouble them throughout life, in their relationships and at work. But if we offer them a systematic education in these abilities, they can take these skills with them through life.”

Daniel Goleman, author of the groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence argues that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ and is the strongest indicator of human success and happiness.

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If You are in Need of Inspiration…

Watch this video!

Make sure you have tissues handy because tears will show up!  You may see the lenght of the video at 10 minutes and think it is too long, but I promise it is worth it!  The last 5 minutes is a photo montage set to music so at the very least watch the first 5 minutes, or if you have to, fast forward to minute 5 only because that is that part that really got me...

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This video is such a great reminder of what parenting really means.  While there are very few of us that will ever be able to give this kind of gift to our child... but what if as parents we only put in half the effort that Dick Hoyt does - or just a quarter?   Imagine what a different place the world would be if all parents were this loving and devoted to their children!

Well, this post is not one meant to make us feel guilty about the job we are doing -- it is meant to inspire us, to show us that at the end of the day, after all the stress and roadblocks life may put in our way, we all still have it in us to be amazing parents and amazing people.

I hope you enjoyed this video!  Thanks for being part of my dream and the GiftED community!

Melissa

10 Things Children Want Most…

So... if you had to make a list of the top 10 things that children want from their parents, what would you put on the list???

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  • A bigger allowance
  • New Gameboy
  • Cell phone
  • New Clothes
  • A car
  • More Freedom

Well, if so then that list would be way off track!  It turns out that what children want most from their parents has very little to do with money.  Even though I research about children day and night, I was in awe when I read these 10 things!  It reminded me how remarkable children really are, how thoughtful and caring and genuine they can be - and best of all, it made me realize that being a great parent is way easier than I thought!

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The Heart Circle

CharlotteA few weeks back I had a post from Dr. Charlotte Reznick with 8 Powerful Healing Tools.  We had a lot of great responses and feedback from GiftED readers, so this week I am bringing you another cool family tool she recommends that I am going to start implementing with my girls.  This is called a Heart Circle.

The premise behind this activity is - How we communicate with each other as a family is the key to building a strong and loving family unit...

Dr. Charlotte says that "Heart Circle Talks are an easy way to build positive communication skills... to discuss concerns and share good feelings."

And, it is really easy to do!

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Nurturing the Love to Learn

Learn­ing to read early won’t make every baby a genius. But that's not the point.

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While teach­ing a child to read dur­ing the first six years of life DOES pro­duce a highly-capable child with a poten­tial for genius, this shouldn't be the pri­mary objective we teach our kids to read from a young age.

What we teach chil­dren to love and desire, will always out­weigh what we make them learn.

~Jim Tre­lease, early edu­ca­tion author

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How Do We Teach Children Culture?

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Maddy and Syd feeding an elephant in Thailand

I have been traveling a lot with my girls and on every trip I get countless questions that essentially have to do with the fact that the American culture is different from the one we are visiting. Questions in Malaysia like "Why do some of the women wear scarves covering their hair and others all black covering their whole body and face?" Or in Thailand, the girls saw ladyboys - men dressed up like women, so that was an interesting question to answer! There are questions about the architecture, languages spoken, practices like bowing and my favorite - why the Indian side-to-side headshake actually means "yes" :)

So here are some of the things I have learned about teaching children culture:

1. It's not about teaching Tolerance. Children are born with a strong sense of fairness and tolerance for another culture is almost always a given - more what they experience is curiosity, and in some cases like the ladyboys - definite surprise! But rarely do they judge. So don't go into an experience feeling the need to preach about tolerance and acceptance, because chances are that they are more open-minded than we are!

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Can Calm-Under-Fire Be Taught?

So this short video is an awesome example of how calm and brilliant children can be when they find themselves in a stressful situation.  The little girl on the phone is so cute - but listen to how calm and direct she is and how she takes control of the situation...  So my question is - can this be taught?  Do any of you have any books or materials on how to teach kids something like this?  If so please share with me because I would like to do a follow up blog post about it next week!  Enjoy :)

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