What a lovely piece! I’m really grateful for the resources shared at the end. I’ve been struggling to catch a vision for how to invite my 4-year-old into my spiritual practices. She’s at an age where she’d be learning bible stories and songs and memorizing short verses if we were in church. I can’t provide that kind of structure for her, since my spiritual life is so fluid right now. I’d love to be able to invite her into a form of communal storytelling, but without indoctrination. But I’m not sure how to do that. I’m looking forward to checking out the resources you’ve shared for ideas.
I also love the focus on autonomy and trust. Granting myself and my daughter autonomy feels like a trust fall into aspects of our humanity I’ve been taught to fear.
Trust fall is the perfect way to describe it. 🩷 I’d say, lean into the things that bring you joy and then find small ways to invite her in to those. The things that are joyful and bring connection are the most likely to stick - and the most meaningful!
Two of my favorite Substackers in one place! Thank you Lindsey and Kandi for this. I loved the insights and books shared here. Autonomy and trust–who'da thunk those two were so important, or that the lack thereof would be so harmful??
What a lovely piece! I’m really grateful for the resources shared at the end. I’ve been struggling to catch a vision for how to invite my 4-year-old into my spiritual practices. She’s at an age where she’d be learning bible stories and songs and memorizing short verses if we were in church. I can’t provide that kind of structure for her, since my spiritual life is so fluid right now. I’d love to be able to invite her into a form of communal storytelling, but without indoctrination. But I’m not sure how to do that. I’m looking forward to checking out the resources you’ve shared for ideas.
I also love the focus on autonomy and trust. Granting myself and my daughter autonomy feels like a trust fall into aspects of our humanity I’ve been taught to fear.
Thank you, Shaina! I love the way you are approaching autonomy with such care for you and your child.
Trust fall is the perfect way to describe it. 🩷 I’d say, lean into the things that bring you joy and then find small ways to invite her in to those. The things that are joyful and bring connection are the most likely to stick - and the most meaningful!
Two of my favorite Substackers in one place! Thank you Lindsey and Kandi for this. I loved the insights and books shared here. Autonomy and trust–who'da thunk those two were so important, or that the lack thereof would be so harmful??
Aww, thanks, Stephanie. It's been such a fun series so far. Cheers to autonomy and trust!