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~ Thoughts on Pagan Parenting ~

Poetry is a very important part of the Wiccan Religion. Read poetry to your children whenever you get a chance. Encourage them to express themselves through poetry.

Music is also such a wonderful part of the Wiccan religion. I try to sing my children's names in little songs that I change or even make up. I'm a terrible singer, but they love my enthusiasm.

Expose your children to art. We're lucky enough to have a great art museum very close to our house. Give your children plenty of opportunities to express themselves through paint, sculpture, etc.

Read to your children. Discuss with them what they read. Get them thinking about what they read.

Cook with your children. They will feel successful and learn a valuable skill. It may take longer and make a bigger mess, but it's well worth it.

Start and continue traditions with your child. This is what they will remember and pass on to your grandchildren. The traditions don't have to be elaborate, just something you'll all enjoy doing together for the Sabbats or other special occassions.

Dance, laugh, sing, play, discover, cuddle, love, read, kiss, wrestle, run, skip, explore, make messes. That's what a Pagan parent can do with their children.

I think by being close to our children we become closer to the Divine. Sharing the Elements with you children, showing them the Full Moon...seeing their wonder and delight can help you feel it too

Other people's thoughts that I liked:

An imaginative child is rarely a lonely child.
Children will forget what you told them, but they won't forget how you made them feel.
Children are a gift from the Goddess. Loving them and taking good care of them is your way to say "Thank you" to her.
Parenting is a trial and error process.

*Brightest Of Blessings*

Great Mother Godddess
Lady of the Earth
Lady of the Sky
Matron of all things.
I praise your sacred Name

Oh Weave of the ways
Oh spinner of time
I invoke thy sacred spirit into my life
Into my heart
Into my spirit
To know and love you always

Lady of the Earth,
Each day I wake upon thy body
Each Day I wake to your beauty
Each day I wake to your blessings
Each day I wake to your love
You who are all things,
Through your essence all things are sacred

Lady of the Sky,
You are the veil that protects us
You are the blessings we take in with each breath
You nurish us and sustain us
You gude and love us

Godess of the Universe,
You are the Sun, The stars, and the moon
You are the Love and Fear
You are the comfort and love
You are the Peace and Choas
You are ALL

Guide me, Great Mother
Hold me in your loving arms
Kiss me with your Divine Love
Give me Peace
Give me Estacy
I praise thee

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Goddess, We Thank Thee
For the flowers that bloom about our feet,
For the tender grass so fresh and sweet,
For the song of the bird and the hum of the bee,
for all the beauty we hear or see,
Goddess, we thank thee.
For the blue of the stream and of the sky,
For the pleasant shade of branches up high,
For the fragrant air and cooling breeze,
For the beauty of the blooming trees,
Goddess, we thank thee.

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Comment by Brahnwynn Chrysalis on July 29, 2008 at 11:14pm: Merry Meet everyone!! I am so glad to have found this site, and am looking forward to networking, and learning!! I have 3 kids, with whom I have not really celebrated. It sucks, now need to figure out my celebrations with kids who don't know anything about them. BTW, I have been Pagan for 10 years, but have, regretably, allowed life toget in the way of my spirituality, and am rediscovering myself.
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it is our 5th aniversary today and my daughters birthday also she is 11 and i hope to raise her in the path and be a strong minded beautiful young lady both inside and out!

Comment by Mjodvitnir on July 13, 2008 at 11:08pm: ok here is the question
i have been pagan for about 25 years and my wife about 15 years we have 2 kids one 1.5 and one 3 .
She is in the broom closet with her family and i am in a sort of don't ask don't tell thing with mine ; they know i am not a christian and that i lean to the old ways but dont ask and i dont think want to know the details .
We all live in a small town swimming with every sort of christian . we have a small business in town so we would like to keep all the business we have . we would like our kids to grow up with all the social connections a kid needs in a christian town, if a kid in this town doesnt know who jesus is or noa is i expect he would be as a outcast. and if we are outed to the town at large i expect our customers will go to the other business in town that we compete with ,because they are christian . so what to do ,do we celebrate the holidays low key and not take out kids to large elaborate pagan holiday gatherings so they dont out themselves and us to the town afterward .or do we take them to a church in town so they get the same social upbringing that the rest of the town kids get ,then when they are older we spring the pagan thing on them .
help
sorry about the spelling and horrible typing
Mj

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