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Looking for insight on how to introduce child to Wicca
My 10 year old grandson is comming to live with me. He has just become aware of my spirituality, not that I ever hid it, he just started paying attention. His parents are spiritual in how they conduct their lives, but they don't have any practice they follow. When my daughter was growing up, I always gave her the option of participating in ritual on holidays or at any other time she felt she wanted to. My grandson however, has not been really exposed to my practice. My instinct is to allow him, if he wishes, to join in the next ritual and see how he feels after. He started asking questions about god this summer when he was visiting. I answered his questions from a general perspective. Then he asked if I believed in god. That led to a discussion about different perspectives on exactly what god was. Truely interesting to see how his mind worked. So I was wondering, have any of you introduced a child to Non-Christian, or non-traditional belief systems and if so, how did you do it?
Blessed Be,
Shannon
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Permalink Reply by Draggonlance on
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If I may offer some insight on your dilemma a very good book I have used is the grimore for the apprentice wizard by Oberon Zell Raven-heart. It has many lessons in it and one in particular concerning on how to share or even just explain your beliefs to your family and friends in a manner that can be excepted and respected
Draggonlance
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If I can help in any other way please don't hesitate to ask
blesses be
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Permalink Reply by Freya_Gibb on
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I have introduced my grand-daughter, she started asking questions when she saw my "room" she called it "nana'a magic room" she was 3 years old at the time. She is now 13, is very disturbed (her parents are against this) my son -in-law comes from a very devout catholic family, his parents have lots of influence on him. They preach a lot to the kids, they live closer to them than we do and gets to see the kids often, so they have more influence on them. I know my grand-daughter was forced to go to church with her grandma, since she was a little over 2 years old. Even though she cried saying she didn't want to, she was forced anyways. This went on till she turned 10, now she says she hates her grand-parents, she is a rebellious child with lots of problems. She writes to me and email in private. She is curious and wants to know more I give her info and tell her to think very hard on what she wants in life. That her parents are not her enemies. She will be coming over to stay with us this summer and will turn 14 then....So i will wait & see and answer her questions as best i can telling her my way is not the only way, that she must make her own choices. I think it's ok to let him see what you do, and after ask him what he thinks....it's always a question of what his parents think also. As my daughter told me not to talk to my grandkids about what I do I respect that, but when a child is into their teens, asking questions, I think they deserve answers.
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Permalink Reply by bratchild on
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I agree Frankie. She's seen one side, she knows there's another, and maybe if the parents and grandparents hadn't shoved it down her throat, she would have willingly stayed in their christian faith. Or maybe she was the child destined to receive her gifts from you Blessings! Fortunately my children are open to what ever their children do.
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Permalink Reply by Jerry Shaw on
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I agree with Frankie!
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