12-25-2008, 08:17 PM
Are any of you parents out who have raised your kids using LOO principles? Did you share the teachings with your kids? If so, at what age? Did you integrate the LOO with a traditional religious tradition as well? Did your kids embrace the teachings, or did they rebel in their efforts to find their own path? How do you instill values without dogma?
It seems to be natural for many teens to go thru a phase in which they flirt with other spirituality, and maybe even reject the spirituality of their parents. This is understandable when the spirituality of their childhood was a rigid doctrine. I would expect that inclination to be lessened if spirituality is presented without rigidity, and the choices of the child honored and respected.
I'm interested in hearing about the experiences of other parents who have incorporated the LOO in their parenting.
It seems to be natural for many teens to go thru a phase in which they flirt with other spirituality, and maybe even reject the spirituality of their parents. This is understandable when the spirituality of their childhood was a rigid doctrine. I would expect that inclination to be lessened if spirituality is presented without rigidity, and the choices of the child honored and respected.
I'm interested in hearing about the experiences of other parents who have incorporated the LOO in their parenting.