The Spirituality And Science Of Kids Who Are "Acting Out"

When our children's behavior feels unacceptable by the majority of the outside world, we are quick to judge, control, blame and resent our little ones.

Teachings of spiritual leaders combined with that of doctors’ can help us make conscious and informed decisions on how to best handle our children’s “misbehavior.”

​A SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE:
Eckart Tolle gets deep by breaking apart the words “Human” and “Being”. In his book A New Earth, he explains that Human is form while Being is formless.

When we only relate to our Human forms, we are honoring an important part of our external world, such as the roles we play (mother, son, etc.) and what we do (work, teach, parent). But this will lead to a meaningless life, no matter how big our efforts or achievements may be.

Unless we interweave it with our Being - our consciousness. This is our ability to recognize ourselves in the “other”.

When we focus only on the Human part, our love becomes conditional, judgmental and controlling. It is in Being that we can hold space for true love for our children.

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