| Lisa Miller, Ph.D. |
| …children are born fully fluent in this primal, nonverbal dimension of knowing. They need time to develop the wraparound of cognitive, linguistic, and abstract thinking, but young children don’t have to learn the “how’ or the “what” of spiritual engagement. Bird and flower, puddle and breeze, snowflake or garden slug: all of nature speaks to them and they respond. A smile, a loving touch, the indescribable bond between child and parent … all of these speak deeply to them, too. Spirituality is the language of these moments, the transcendent experience of nourishing connection. Spirituality is our child’s birthright.2 |
I was blessed to study with Dr. Lisa Miller in her work at Columbia University. This is from her book, The Spiritual Child.
I highly recommend it; particularly with teen-childhood…
#1 Spirituality is our child’s birthright.
Only One Childhood 