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And the Little Children Will Lead Them!

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Out of the mouths of babes! I really don’t think adults realize just how traumatized children are with the loss of the Obama family in the White House to guide and protect us! My 4 year old (God) grandson- really my sister Patty’s grandchild but we share the family rights to him😊, has been very verbally concerned about the state of our governmental affairs. First of all, his social, emotional and cognitive maturity is off the charts!! Examples of statements he has made since President has left office:

“I don’t think he should leave us!”

“Can you please get President Obama’s phone number for me because I need to tell ( not ask) him to come back and take care of us! I might add that he has had a love affair with President Obama from the age of 2.

“President Obama is a good man because he knows Jesus and he needs to ask Jesus to talk to Trump because Trump is not listening to Jesus!”

There is so much more for me to share because the subject of Trump and Obama is part of his daily conversation.

Well yesterday while shopping in Target he spied the Essence magazine with Obama and Michelle’s picture on the cover. Oh my goodness you would have thought that he found a Ninja Turtle magazine( his next favorite characters) and he called out, “Look , look, look what I found!” It’s President Obama and Mrs. Obama!

I have to have this!! ” Well that night when he went to bed he sat up and went through every page with a comment for each page. Then when he finished the magazine from cover to cover he said, “This is the best book in the whole world and I am just going to put it under my pillow so the tooth fairy can read it to!” The he asked me if I thought the tooth fairy would come tonight and I had to to tell him “Not tonight Celio cause the tooth fairy only comes when we loose a tooth!” And he drifted off to sleep with the magazine under his pillow!” God bless our children Lord, and keep them safe! Please recreate this world into the divine place you intended it to be so that the fullness of love, joy and peace that you have endowed us with through the creation of children might infect this course of history and put you back in the drivers seat!!!

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House Bill 610 – We Must Vote No!!!

Bill 610- All our children deserve a quality education balanced and equitable to their divine birth rights! The diversity of our public-school institutions breeds multi-cultural, different economic experiences and accountability not only for a quality education but a safe place for children to grow and develop. Parents and teachers just need more support in terms of curriculum that is age, content, and social relevancy so that the team-administrators/consultants/ teachers/ parents and students have a viable collaborative relationship in designing and implementing “hands on”, interactive, student-centered programs.        

House Bill 610 has been introduced. This bill will effectively start the school voucher system to be used by children ages 5-17 and starts the defunding process of public schools. The bill will eliminate the Elementary and Education Act (ESSA) of 1965, which is the nation’s educational law and provides equal opportunity in education.  ESSA is a comprehensive program that covers programs for struggling learners, AP classes, ESL classes, classes for minorities such as Native Americans, Rural Education, Education for the Homeless, School Safety (Gun-Free schools), Monitoring and Compliance and Federal Accountability Programs. House Bill 610 would also abolish the Nutritional Act of 2012 (No Hungry Kids Act) which provides nutritional standards in school breakfast and lunch. For our most vulnerable, this may be the ONLY nutritious food they have in a day. The bill has no wording whatsoever protecting special needs kids, no mention of IDEA and FAPE.

Some things ESSA does for Children with Disabilities-Ensures access to the general education curriculum.-Ensures access to accommodations on assessments.-Ensures concepts of Universal Design for Learning-Includes provisions that require local education agencies to provide evidence-based interventions in schools with consistently underperforming subgroups.-Requires states in Title I plans to address how they will improve conditions for learning including reducing incidents of bullying and harassment in schools, overuse of discipline practices and reduce the use of aversive behavioral interventions (such as restraints and seclusion).Please call your representative and ask him/her to vote NO on House Bill 610 (HR 610).PLEASE copy and paste, don’t just share.

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Simple Elements on How to Create a Beautiful World!

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📌 Dalai Lama Quotes: On February 25, 2014 I had the pleasure and honor of hearing the Dalai Lama share his wisdom with us on what we need to be in the world. These are my reflections to his wisdom.

Date: February 25, 2014 

Subject: Dalai Lama Quotes

1. Be kind whenever possible.

1a. (Beth Evans adds: This involves practicing being your highest self which is a life long discipline and promotes mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well being.)

2. In the practice of tolerance one’s enemy is the best teacher.

2a. ( I have an aversion to the word tolerance as being a misfit in terms of the divinity of the human design. I think that compassion for those that live in a space that is not their highest expression and puts them at odds with other fellow “human beings” requires us to step away from fear and judgement and respond with compassion and to hold an intention for them that they release their fear and sense of “not being enough” and embrace the fullness of being loved and accepted for who they have the potential of showing up as”. This is the practice of “allowing”.


3. Love and compassion are necessities not luxuries, without them humanity cannot survive.

3a. (Beth Evans adds: Cultivating humanity in ourselves and supporting it in the growth and development of others is really our divine purpose. The tools of love and compassion not only support humanity on a global level, but leads to a happy and enriched life for those that utilize these tools on a daily basis!)


4. We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

4a. Beth Evans adds: Peace is a state of mind that wells up inside of us and gives us the ability to live in the present

5. In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision.

5a.When we carry a positive attitude and identity, we create a positive environment and responses with infinite possibilities for goodness.


6. I am just one human being.

6a. (Beth Evans adds: But imagine that your potential to create beauty, love, joy, peace, justice, compassion, and live a life of integrity is only defined by what you can imagine and commit to manifesting-you could positively impact the world and fulfill your divine purpose!)


7. The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

7a. We are born into this world as “goodness”  being the identity of our souls. Our roots grow deep throughout  our lives.


8. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

8a. And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them. 


9. If you want others to be happy practice compassion.

9a. You must first be compassionate and gentle with yourself in order to know how to be compassionate and gentle with others.


10. The best way to resolve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.  

10a. (Beth Evans adds: The art of talking or communicating involves listening attentively with an open and receptive mind. The art of communicating successfully is one of the greatest gifts in the human design. Once activated respect, understanding and compromise come into play which promotes resolution and positive relationships.


11. When you practice gratefulness there is a sense of respect toward others.

11a.We must live our lives from a place of gratitude in order to see the blessings we have received.

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Teachers and Parents- Beware of Bullying! Teaching Children to Love and Respect Each Other-

It starts with being loved and respected by your parents.

Teachers and Parents-Beware of Bullying! Teaching Children to Love and Respect Each Other-

Teaching and Parenting: Bullying-What is our responsibility as teachers and parents?

This Early Childhood period of development is critical in so many areas of development! It is the only time in a child’s educational experience that there is a conscious and intentional decision to provide children with a curriculum that embraces teaching a child what it is to be a whole, healthy, happy socially and emotionally sound human being! We must teach compassion, empathy, inclusiveness, acceptance, love and generosity of spirit. We must teach cause and effect! We must teach responsibility for our actions. We must teach remorse for negatively impacting another person thru teaching empathy. We are as parents, teachers, and extended family and friends influencing and imprinting on the soul development of our children! Who do we hold a sacred space for them to show up as in their life as adults in this challenging world? Will they have the tools and character to be contributing members of society or are we setting them up for failure and pain because they are lost to us and their divine calling? We have work to do!

 

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Children- What a mere after-thought? An evolving society that has not tapped into their “Soul Space”

Mothers and Fathers know that Children cannot be anyone’s “After Thought”.

Children- What a Mere After-Thought? An Evolving Society That has Not Tapped into Their “Soul Space”.

I am so disturbed to witness that adults can abuse children, be arrested and then allowed to make bail.  Did you see the news report about the twin toddlers that were abused by their Nanny?  Apparently the older sibling told his Mother that the nanny was being mean to them and so she set up a camera and recorded and witnessed the Nanny abusing her children.  This nanny was recommended by a very well know child care referral business.  It really goes beyond the usual criminal background check.  We have to have psychological background checks for all of those adults that are in service to children and youth.  When are we going to make children a priority? 

When are we going to take a stand and demand that the care and education of our children must be a high priority to us as parents, educators, social workers, physicians, politicians, and all of us as a so-called “civilized society”.  Think of the things we have accomplished in terms of technology and yet and still we can’t evolve to a state of consciousness that promotes an earnest concern and action to care for our most valuable and precious resources “our children and youth”. We have to wake up before we as a civilization cease to function with any purpose or value. Our children are our opportunity if we invest in them and protect them, to actually fulfill our purpose – enriching the state of humanity.

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“I Realize that I’ve Been Given the Gift to be Your Parent and as Your Parent I Realize this is a Life-Time Commitment!

It is just about loving and caring for each other unconditionally!

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Elizabeth Stone once said:
Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.

What do I mean when I say that my child is a gift in my life?

Let me start by defining the word “gift” in terms of the Webster’s Dictionary so that while we are engaged in this conversation we have the same understanding. According to the definition “gift” means: That which is given; a natural endowment.
Perhaps the most amazing perception of our relationship with our children is that we must see parenting as a being given a gift. It is not something to take lightly. It is absolutely a divine interaction on the part of “Great Spirit”. Sometimes we are very intentional in our desire to be parents and we make all kind of promises if we are blessed with a child. I can remember every conversation I had with God about my yearning to have the honor to bring life into this world. I prayed for the chance to be a mother. I prayed for the opportunity for my husband to have the experience of being a father. All of my life I felt that I was ordained to be a nurturer. My life’s purpose was engulfed in being with children so that I could make a difference in the quality of their lives. I promised God that if he gave me a child, I would give that child back to Him. This is a covenant that cannot be broken. Think about the gift you have been given or the gift you want to accept as a parent in “waiting”.

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Reflections on the Radio Session with Les Brown Talk Radio Show 980 AM

I really wanted to blog to you last night, but we are fine tuning our Heart4Kids theme song and the rehearsal went late into the night. I am so excited about this song and our prayer is that it will go around the world and touch everyone’s heart. We will upload it on the Website when we have the finished product. Once again I had a great time participating on the Les Brown Show. The topic he chose was “How Do You Build Self Esteem in your Children”. . He encouraged parents to call in and share what they were doing to develop self-esteem in their children. This is such an important topic so much so that in my book “Embracing the Gift of Parenthood” I thread the essence of this throughout the fabric of each chapter in different angles. It really speaks to how by loving ourselves and showing our children what that looks like, we model loving one’s self. It also speaks to showing our children that we love them and that they are worthy of being loved. I am going to come back to this discussion and go into it in a more expansive conversation. I know that this will come up in our seminar on Friday, July 22, 2011. I hope you will join us! Check into the website and RSVP (heart4kids@hotmail.com or call 310-422-0766. This is the first of the 12 part series of our seminars on “Parenting from the Heart”.

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Great News!!! Beth invited back on the Les Brown 980 AM Talk Radio Show

I am so appreciative to Les Brown for his invitation to be on his show. So if you are not busy on Monday, July 18th from 2:00-4:00 pm (not sure when I will come on) please tune into 980 AM . Thanks for spreading the word and for your prayers and support for “Heart4kids” advocacy for families and children.
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Back by Popular Demand-Thanks to Les Brown

Are you busy on Monday, July 18th, @ 2:00 pm?
Can you get to a radio?
Can you tune in to 980 am Talk Radio?
Then please join me and Les Brown as we sit down and reflect on the beauty and challenges of “Parenting”!

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Parenting Habits that Get on my Nerves!

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Leilani takes being a mother of her three children very seriously.

A Parenting Habit that Get on My Nerves!

One of the things that really bothers me, is when a parent is crossing the street and is busy on their cell phone having a conversation and not even holding their child’s hand. I really want to jump out of my car and confront them, but instead I gently honk my horn just enough to get their attention but not frighten the child. I put an expression on my face that shouts, ” Hey! grab your child’s hands before they get killed by a car!!” We have to be present for our children! That is what it is to be a parent! It is not easy to be “on” all the time, but we have to be the “watch keepers” it’s our job! We have so little control over so much, we have to be awake and on call for the things we can be in control of. It is a lot of work and that’s why if you are going to be a parent you must realize that you are entering into a life time “Covenant” with your child.