Never Too Early To Learn Self- Sufficiency

It is never too early to teach children to become self-sufficient. Sometimes as parents we go about our day rushing. Sometimes we need to slow down and allow our children to be a part of lives. Cooking is an excellent way to incorporate our children into our tasks. Many adults cannot prepare a decent meal for their families today, leading to a variety of health problems. My father knew how to fish, clean, and cook the fish. My best friend’s father is an excellent gardener. Food skills are life skills, and are not just limited to women.

Teaching children how to cook encourages listening, comprehension, math, and reading skills. Kids need to know the benefits of knowing how to read and calculate. Cleaning up afterwards teaches organization. Learning should be a part of everyday life. Today my four-year-old son and I made pancakes from scratch. Children being a part of meal preparations also can curb picking eating and encourages family time.

Kids can prepare a meal instead of watching TV while they wait to eat for their food.

Raet

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Children Who Choose Difficult Paths

I tend to look at birth in a very African context. I believe all children are independent spirits of their parents that choose their mothers and fathers. I sometimes look at children who choose to be born in a womb that is doing drugs, parents who have no interest in having children, pregnancies that will end in abortion.

My own son was born not breathing for more than six minutes. My son barely moved in the womb. During my pregnancy I even told my son that I respected his decision if he chose not to enter the world. I could feel his spirit was not intent on coming into the physical realm. The midwife only saw a child as lifeless as my son one other time. She has delivered over 2000 babies. During the birth I was at peace even when he was not breathing. However, my mother, grandma, godmother, midwives, doula, and my son’s father were not at peace. Eventually, the midwife said that she did all she could do, it was now up to the parents. My son finally breathed.

I also look at spirits who choose to be born with disabilities. There are some teachings that speak of troubled ancestors, who choose very troubling paths. These children have to be carefully monitored and need to feel welcomed if they do enter this physical realm. These are children choosing to deal with very karmic issues. In Western societies we sometimes look at physical and mental disabilities as accidents or things that just happened or were genetically influenced.

Sobonfu Some’s book, “Welcoming Spirit Home” speaks on miscarriages, still births, SIDs and healing. She speaks of beings called Chiekuos. They are travelers or passing spirits, they like the idea of going places, but not staying there. She herself was a Chiekuo. Chiekuo pregnancies either end in miscarriages, still births, or sudden death syndrome. Diviners keep an eye on chiekuos and sometimes trick them into staying. If a Chiekuo dies at birth to a woman repeatedly certain rituals are done. They are able to identify the Chiekuo if she comes again. Grieving rituals are also performed. There are many ways of dealing with birth issues other than contemporary Western thought and they definitely need to be explored. I recommend Some’s book, “Welcoming Spirit Home”, if you can find it online used get it. The book is out of print. It has many rituals including healing from the death of a child.

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Raet

Mental Sickness

Behind every illness is an emotional or physical trigger. Herbs, natural remedies, western medicine and allopathic remedies will not get to the root of the disease if you do not rectify the emotional causes.
In my household my son and I have had respiratory infections for two years straight around December 21st, the Winter Solstice. The next year we were respiratory infection free. I now have a severe respiratory infection. My son does not. Louise L. Hay’s has a book, “Heal Your Body”, she states that respiratory infections are caused by a fear of taking in life fully. A positive affirmation for this is, “I am Safe. I love my life”.

My son once had ringworm for two years straight around late Winter/Early Spring. Skin rashes sometimes are expression of guilt and anger. He also has a tendency to not let scars heal and make turn them into sores. Sores represent an unexpressed anger that has settled in. Look very closely at your children’s emotional and mental issues before they become too problematic.
My son has to find ways to express his emotions in positive ways. There are positive affirmations for children to recite and heal.

Other Health Problems and Emotional Triggers:

Stomach Problems – Fear

Skin Rashes and Irritations – Not feeling protected

Colic- Mental irritation and a need for a more peaceful environment.

Bronchitis – Possibly a lot of screaming and yelling in the home.

Birth Defects – Karmic: Children deciding to come here this way. This is unfinished business. Children come here independent of their parents. Parents do not create their children’s spirit.

Some illnesses and diseases occur in patterns. Patters need to be broken. If you see things repeatedly look at the root and the mental/emotional issues. Mental illness is bigger than many of the popular psychological issues you here about often such as bi-polar, depression, ADD, etc.

Raet
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Sickness/detoxification is a normal part of life

I have a younger cousin who has a son that is 5-years-old he is usually a very sweet young man. His father took him to get a flu shot. He was not happy at all. He left out of the office before his father and let the door slam in his face. Children sometimes instinctually know what is and what is not good for them.

Sickness/detoxification is a normal part of life that we cannot always avoid. But, we can be prepared for it. Just, because you get the flu or any illness, does not mean it has to be very harsh or fatal.

I have seen that my son has a little cough and sometimes his nose is running. He has been taking elderberry syrup during the day, compounds in elderberry bind with viruses before they can penetrate the walls of cells.

He also takes a multivitamin, Vitamin C, and astragulus daily. Good hygiene and proper hand washing is a must. Eating healthy meals and foods that are in season are also key. A strong immunes system fights against ill conditions. If your kids eat a lot of white sugar, white flour, white rice, artificial dyes, etc. they are at risk. Giving your kids halloween candy and eating unhealthy foods on Thansgiving can cause illness.

When my son goes to whole foods that have samples of green drinks in juice, http://www.amazinggrass.com/chocolate-green-superfood-powder.html . He loves to drink these samples. So, this morning he had peach/cranberry juice with some green vibrance in it. Some of the ingredients, http://www.inspiredliving.com/health-wellness-center/index1.html . The supplements work for my family because kids don’t always eat complete meals.

Allow your kids to rest, they need routine scheduled early bedtimes.

If you are thinking about getting your family the swine flu shot think again, it is not safe. I am sure you have seen the young lady who made news that can now only walk backwards after receiving the swine flu shot, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScGC7nFDxM.

Avoiding the flu naturally, http://www.ehow.com/how_4933940_avoid-swine-flu-naturally.html

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Heal With What You Already Have In The Home

Many people feel that they may not have access/money for natural remedies. But, we do. Our grandparents used the healing tools that we already had in the home.
Basic products you probably already have:

Raw Honey - Antiseptic

Apple Cider Vinegar - Antiseptic wash wounds (dilute ¼ cider, to 1 cup of water). Can be applied to fungus on the skin including thrush and ringworm.

Lemons – Can be added to raw honey to make a simple cough syrup. Lemon can also be added to garlic boiled in water to make garlic lemonade (helps to clear infections).

Cinnamon – Stomach aches, nausea, and vomiting.

Onions- My family’s remedy for high fever is sliced onions in the socks.

Garlic – Antimicrobial and antiviral

Recipes for Cinnamon Milk and Garlic Juice, http://afrikanparenting.blogspot.com/2008/12/herb-pantry.html


Los Angeles Afrikan Holistic Parenting Workshop

There are three sessions, same workshop. The idea is to provide everyone with a convenient time.$10.00

Saturday, September 19, 2009
First Cypher from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
OR
Second Cypher from 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
OR
Sunday, September 20, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

The workshops will be held at the KRST UNITY CENTER OF AFRAKAN SPIRTUAL SCIENCE
7825 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90047
For more information, http://www.melodiccypher.org/Upcoming-Events.php

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Picky Eaters

Feeding toddlers can be frustrating, many are very picky. I am sure many parents get tired of dinner battles. Some studies show that children form their likes for certain foods in the womb. So, if you want a good well-round eater, eat healthy during pregnancy. The only meal that my son will eat everytime without complaint is Ethiopian food. I believe I ate Ethiopian food almost every other day when I was pregnant. As parents we create the outer environments in the womb. Be mindful of the emotional, spiritual, and physical energies, including food you expose your unborn too.

Julie Mennella, of the Monell Chemical Senses research institute in Philadelphia, said: "Flavours from the mother's diet are transmitted through amniotic fluid and mother's milk. A baby learns to like a food's taste when the mother eats that food on a regular basis."
http://www.wellsphere.com/raw-food-article/mother-s-diet-the-key-to-baby-s-taste-buds/224952

Advice for parents with picky eaters, http://vegkitchen.com/kid-friendly-recipes/picky-eater.htm .

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Essential Oils that calm and ground children

Fall is approaching, many changes are happening in my household, including my toddler’s behavior. He is sometimes having trouble adjusting to change and disappointment. Verbal warnings and physical punishments do not always resolve behavior issues. The essential oil vetiver has been studied and improves focus and learning among ADD and ADHD children, showing improvements in 100 percent of subjects.

Vetiver Benefits:

•Relaxing, grounding, calming, stabilizing
•Relieves Stress, tension, irritability,anger
•Prevents hysteria, neurotic behavior
•Relieves mental and physical exhaustion

Small children can simply smell it. It can be used in an oil burner. You can also have it rubbed on the big toe or feet of children. Teenagers and adults can apply the oil gently on the shoulders or neck. Always dilute essential oils with water or carrier oil when using essential oils with children.


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