Childhood and Childhood and EducationEducation

The childThe child

The spirit acquires more inner luggage The spirit acquires more inner luggage from incarnation to incarnation; from incarnation to incarnation;

experience to experience.experience to experience.

Love and WisdomLove and Wisdom

Moral AspectMoral Aspect Intellectual AspectIntellectual Aspect

EvolutionEvolution

Union of the soul to the Union of the soul to the bodybody The good spirits teach us the union The good spirits teach us the union

begins at the moment of conception, begins at the moment of conception, but is only complete at the moment of but is only complete at the moment of birth. birth. (The Spirits' Book Q.344)(The Spirits' Book Q.344)

Temporary ForgetfulnessTemporary ForgetfulnessReasons:Reasons: Spirit‘s Adaptation to the physical

bodyProfound sleepThe spiritual body id restricted once connected to the physical body that is under formation.Psychic frustration on the first seven years of life („Therapeutic Hipnosis“)

Moral effect from the Temporary Forgetfulness

From the time of birthFrom the time of birth … … ideas gradually take on shape and ideas gradually take on shape and

impulse according to the impulse according to the development of the organs; development of the organs;

The child; eternal and The child; eternal and perfectible spiritperfectible spirit

Explanation from the Spirit Calderaro, book 'In the Higher Spiritual World'- Chapter 3

WillActionAction

experiencesexperiences

Innate Innate

ideasideas

Germ of Germ of PerfectionPerfection

PastPast

subconscioussubconscious

Present Present consciousconscious

Future super-Future super-conscious conscious

Past "luggage"Past "luggage"

Impulses and Impulses and tendencies that tendencies that manifest since manifest since

early ageearly age

„„Having been brought from past Having been brought from past existences, these good or evil instincts existences, these good or evil instincts will manifest themselves from early will manifest themselves from early childhood. It is necessary that parents childhood. It is necessary that parents study these instincts; all badness study these instincts; all badness originates from selfishness and pride. So originates from selfishness and pride. So be on the lookout for the least sign be on the lookout for the least sign which will reveal the existence of such which will reveal the existence of such vices, and then take care to combat vices, and then take care to combat them without waiting for them to take them without waiting for them to take deep root.deep root. (…)“ (The Gospel According to Spiritism; Chap XIV 9)

State of Innocense in State of Innocense in ChildhoodChildhood „… „… a child, having had no opportunity as yet a child, having had no opportunity as yet

to manifest any perverse tendencies, to manifest any perverse tendencies, presents us with an image of innocence and presents us with an image of innocence and purity….purity….“. A“. Allan Kardecllan Kardec

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

During this period of dormancy, in which the During this period of dormancy, in which the instincts are also latent, the Spirit is more instincts are also latent, the Spirit is more malleable, more accessible to impressions malleable, more accessible to impressions which can modify the character and which which can modify the character and which

helps the Spirit progress…helps the Spirit progress…

HOMEHOME

„ „ No one can replace parents in the No one can replace parents in the EDUCATIONAL ESPHERE OF THE EDUCATIONAL ESPHERE OF THE CHILDREN‘S HEARTS “. CHILDREN‘S HEARTS “. (Spirit of (Spirit of Humberto de Campos)Humberto de Campos)

Meeting of Souls at Meeting of Souls at HOMEHOME

Reasons:Reasons: Redemption, support, affections, Redemption, support, affections,

disaffections, mission;disaffections, mission;

Objective:Objective: Strengthens links of - LOVEStrengthens links of - LOVE

It is at HOME that our challenges It is at HOME that our challenges start. Our children are spirits who start. Our children are spirits who are connected to us by ties of are connected to us by ties of affection or reparation.affection or reparation.

Meeting with Meeting with sympathetic and sympathetic and

antipathetic spiritsantipathetic spirits „ „ We come back in contact with We come back in contact with

individuals we have affiliated with in individuals we have affiliated with in the past, through blood ties. These the past, through blood ties. These links, either good or bad, happen links, either good or bad, happen through the blessing of through the blessing of reincarnation.“ reincarnation.“ EmmanuelEmmanuel

Children‘s Children‘s EducationEducation

Parents‘ MissionParents‘ Mission

To prepare the To prepare the childrenchildren

MATERIALMATERIAL

LIFELIFE

SPIRITUALSPIRITUAL

LIFELIFE

ChildhoodChildhood

The childhood makes children The childhood makes children more pacific; accessible to our advices.more pacific; accessible to our advices.

This is the perfect timing to educate This is the perfect timing to educate the reincarnating spiritthe reincarnating spirit

This process continues through the This process continues through the adolescenceadolescence

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

Education: Important Education: Important PointsPoints

Love and kindness are powerful educational Love and kindness are powerful educational resources, if used in a proper mannerresources, if used in a proper manner

LOVE AND KINDNESSLOVE AND KINDNESS

The ones who The ones who receive itreceive it

The ones who The ones who don‘t receive itdon‘t receive it

Are more balanced Are more balanced and happyand happy

Become needy, Become needy, agressive, rebelledagressive, rebelled

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

Emmanuel‘s CommentsEmmanuel‘s Comments The moral education process, which The moral education process, which

forms the character of the individual, forms the character of the individual, becomes more difficult after the becomes more difficult after the infancy period. If this educational infancy period. If this educational process hasn‘t been done at home, process hasn‘t been done at home, once he/she reaches adulthood only once he/she reaches adulthood only the violent process of harsh trials the violent process of harsh trials could change the thought of these could change the thought of these human creatures.human creatures.

( „O Consolador“)( „O Consolador“)

DIALOGUE AND ATTENTIONDIALOGUE AND ATTENTION•Agressive words stay Agressive words stay imprinted and exert imprinted and exert negative influencenegative influence

•Use logical argument and Use logical argument and appropriate language to appropriate language to the age and understanding the age and understanding of the child.of the child.

•Parents must have the Parents must have the patience to hear their patience to hear their childrenchildren

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

ENERGY AND PUNISHMENTENERGY AND PUNISHMENT Sometimes parents need to act with Sometimes parents need to act with

energy, even if love and dialogue is energy, even if love and dialogue is used.used.

RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO GOOD RESOURCES THAT LEAD TO GOOD RESULTS:RESULTS:

- Make children assume the Make children assume the consequences for their behaviour; consequences for their behaviour;

- Restrict their trips, excursions, Restrict their trips, excursions, outdoor activitiesoutdoor activities

No more No more violence violence against against

children!children!

Please AvoidPlease Avoid Corporeal punishment could be Corporeal punishment could be

avoided, since they eavoided, since they establish:stablish:

TraumasTraumas RevoltsRevolts AgressivityAgressivity UnstabilityUnstability Inhibition Inhibition InsecurityInsecurity

MOTIVATION MOTIVATION AND REWARDSAND REWARDS

Many parents forget to estimullate Many parents forget to estimullate the children when they do all their the children when they do all their tasks well; this is an omition;tasks well; this is an omition;

Motivate and reward are much better Motivate and reward are much better ways that reprehend and punish;ways that reprehend and punish;

(Relationship between Parents and Children - Umberto Ferreira)

B e m m e l h o r e s N ã o g e r a m r e v o l t a s

MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATION AND REWARDS REWARDS Teach children that leasure Teach children that leasure

alternatives constitute prizes, but alternatives constitute prizes, but this could also be taken away;this could also be taken away;

If parents process this way they are If parents process this way they are not punishing their children, but not punishing their children, but leaving to reward them.leaving to reward them.

B e m m e l h o r e s N ã o g e r a m r e v o l t a s

FREEDOM FREEDOM Children have the right to Children have the right to

freedom, but not excessively.freedom, but not excessively.

Parents need to dose it.Parents need to dose it.

Freedom with no criteria could be Freedom with no criteria could be damaging for the childdamaging for the child

FREEDOM FREEDOM Children have the right to cry.Children have the right to cry.

- Identify the cause- Identify the cause

- Solve the problem- Solve the problem

- Do not hit them- Do not hit them

If he/she is just whiningIf he/she is just whining

- let the child cry until he gives up- let the child cry until he gives up

- dose the level of attention- dose the level of attention

FREEDOMFREEDOM The child has the right to playThe child has the right to play

„„Children need freedom Children need freedom

at home “at home “

Be aware! Be aware!

Be careful with your choice of toys, Be careful with your choice of toys, literature and TV programmes!literature and TV programmes!

What are we offering to our What are we offering to our children?children?

What are we What are we teaching them?teaching them?

It‘s necessary to educate the It‘s necessary to educate the feelings and cultivate science in our feelings and cultivate science in our hearts. Jesus‘ teachings have never hearts. Jesus‘ teachings have never been more up-to-date: „Love one been more up-to-date: „Love one

another". Love is to educateanother". Love is to educate

„ „ Love and educate him. Love and educate him. Offer him the best of your Offer him the best of your

soul, even if your chind soul, even if your chind can‘t understand the can‘t understand the

nobility of your sacrifice nobility of your sacrifice and the sublimity of your and the sublimity of your

abnegation.abnegation.

You will receive from our You will receive from our Celestial Father the Celestial Father the

blessings of happiness and blessings of happiness and peace.peace.

(Emmanuel- Family“)(Emmanuel- Family“)

Your childYour child

Bibliography:Bibliography: Spiritist Education Pedagogy Practice, v.1, Walter

Oliveira Alves, DIE A challenge called family, Jeamar Zandini

Nazareth, Edited by Minas O Consolador Relationship between Parents and Children,

Umberto Ferreira Future uncertainty http://www.pime.org.br/mundoemissao/criancasfuturo.htm

Research done by Arlete LänzlingerCEEAK- Centro de Estudos Espíritas Allan Kardec, Switzerland, 2006.http://www.ceeak.ch/portugues/evangelizacao/palestras-educacao.htm