…s worthwhile as mine. In that respect, we are all in the same boat. When I learned this and approached the kids from a basic human level, I found we could deal with each other with mutual understanding. The role-play was gone. I am now in the fortunate position of being able to help the kids I teach to get on in life, help them function in our society and hopefully learn how to behave in a way that allows them to respect themselves. I have one chi…
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…e personalities of younger children are often overlooked or go unnoticed. Parents may be surprised to learn that their child is actually humorous, quick-witted, ambitious, considerate, etc. or he or she may tend to be victimized, short-tempered, selfish, etc. Becoming aware of these traits is important because it’s not just your child you’re becoming familiar with; you’re gaining insight into the adult they’re going to be one day. By identifying t…
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…you cultivate more identity with what I call, the essence of your being, (learning how to separate Awareness and Mental Activity), and you can learn not to get swept away by the waves of immediate experience. For now, the beginning practice, is to simply note I am aware of my negative self-talk. Non-judgmental attention loosens your grip on holding tightly to your evaluation of the moment. Non-judgment allows what is, to simply be as it is. It is…
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…tify whether or not the person is currently thinking about suicide. As you learn more about the persons thoughts and feelings, you may get more clues that he or she is considering suicide. Be direct, ask questions: “Are you thinking about suicide”? This can give the person at risk permission to talk about his or her suicidal thoughts and possible plans. If their answer doesn’t sit right with you don’t be afraid to ask again later in the conversati…
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…Eight Stages of Man that children will have the faith to live when their parents have the courage to die. And I think that, so what we want to do is to learn more about what it means to come to terms with one’s mortality and to see if we can package that, not to be silly, not like laundry detergent. But, yeah, we think that’s an important direction. We’re not going to banish death anxiety nor ought we because I like the people – I’ve been reading…
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…iefly, are some of the DOs and DONT’S of suicide prevention: DOs Be aware. Learn the warning signs Get involved. Become available. Show interest and support. Ask if she or he is thinking about suicide Be direct. Talk openly and freely about suicide. Be willing to listen. Allow expressions of feelings. Accept the feelings. Be non-judgmental. Don’t debate whether suicide is right or wrong, or feelings are good or bad. Don’t lecture on the value of l…
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…sk of dying by suicide. This is true even if previous attempts were not apparently life threatening. A person with two or more previous attempts is at much higher risk of dying by suicide. Suicide is a complex problem. This idea makes us think that there is nothing that we as an individual can do to prevent a suicide. This is not the case. We have to remember the simple healing power of making ourselves personally available to someone when they ar…
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…tage? In order to be truly happy, in fundamentally contented ways, we must learn how to become lead actors in our own life stories. As a society, and as individuals, we have not yet fully learned that the one person who should immediately come to our rescue is ourself and that the only hero we need to worship is ourself. This theme of “honoring the self” is a necessary component of self-actualization, becoming all we can be. It goes far to define…
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