Heart4kidsadvocacyforum's Blog

We home school our children intentionally because we are committed to our Family Covenant to ensure that our children’s childhood is in tune with their “Divine Identity”, “Divine Purpose”, and “Interest”. We are blessed to be able to do this, because many families are not in a position to Home School their children.  It is definitely a personal decision and let me add it is a lot of work, but it is so rewarding to be able to witness them exploring, experimenting, and growing right before your eyes.  You are there is the midst of their feelings both positive and negative which affords you the chance to help them process their experiences. 

Today we took the children to an extra curricula class and much to our dismay, the teacher had no influence on guiding the behavior of the children in the class.  Our boys were very uncomfortable with the children assaulting each other and their choice of words in engaging with each other was loud and abusive.  Children are not innately like this!  This is learned behavior from not having the parental guidance and support that they need to be in the world as their highest self.  Children want guidance.  Children need boundaries.  Children need to have constant and clear expectations that have been established in concert with them so the elements of self-discipline has a context they can ascribe to. 

Children grave opportunities to be validated, acknowledged, and appreciated.  Well, I will just say it-children need to feel loved!  Children need to feel safe and that we as their parents, caregivers, teachers, and extended family, are there for them when ever they need us.  Not having access to these things can create negative behavior that not only impacts them, but other children that they interface with.  It takes a lot of time and energy to support the lives of our children, but they deserve it.  It is the best investment a society can make and actually, it needs to be our first priority if we are to sustain the integrity and feasibility of existence.  To answer my initial question- Yes, our children are flailing and yes, we are failing them. We’ve got to wake up because we cannot afford to ignore the conditions of our society that are not answering the “Call for Help” our children are trying to articulate as they wonder through this maze of chaos and indifference to what they are experiencing in their life. Wake up-It is not too late! We can be the consistent, open, receptive, and wise guardians of our children’s lives we just have to step up to the challenge!