Education and the Consciousness Of the Developing Child

“To educate a child well, we must first understand the very nature of the child, and realize that every child is a unique individual.”
As a developmentalist, consultant, and educator, I often see parents arrive in my office motivated by care and hope for something better in the education of their children. These parents know that something is not right in their child’s education, yet they have no idea of how to address it. Most know that topdown transmission education is inadequate.
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Rites of Passage in Our Times

Rites of Passage in Our Times by Josette Luvmour

It seems that Rites of Passage have historically been very prominent in cultures and that in modern day, many people feel there are only vestiges left that are more of a celebration or party than a Rite of Passage (i.e., confirmations, Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, graduations, etc.). Many modern practitioners of Rites of Passage and some historians agree that this loss is a catastrophe for humanity (Mahdi, Christopher, & Meade, 1996). In their attempt to reintroduce Rites of Passage into contemporary life, practitioners and researchers have turned to anthropological studies, to direct contact with traditional cultures, to distillations of transpersonal psychology, and to their own common sense and intuition. Something notable has occurred due to these endeavors and there has been a slow but steady resurgence of interest in Rites of Passage.

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Time Out on Time Outs

Is a person the agent of her own fate, or does a person believe herself at the mercy of fate? There is a well known and well tested way of assessing personality development known as assessing the locus of control in an individual. Locus of control, developed by cognitive psychologists, simply refers to the degree to which people expect that reinforcement [and other outcomes] of their behavior is dependent on their behavior or personal characteristics versus the degree to which [they expect it is due to] chance, fate, or powerful others. Read more…
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Summa Institute—Changing the World, Baby-Step 1

This PDF presentation gives an overview with depth and detail about Summa Institute’s vision, mission, and programs.

Summa Institute—Changing The World, Baby-Step 1
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Adult Development—Emergent Wisdom in the Family Context

A Study of the Developmental Experiences of Adults Who Actively Work to Meet Their Child’s Developmental Imperatives
Josette Luvmour, PhD

Everyone accepts that the adult influences the child but few realize how much the child changes the adult. This scholarly work centers on adult development that is influenced by nurturing the child’s developmental imperatives.

It is a mixed-methods study that explores the lived experiences of adults when they intentionally focus on nurturing the development of their children. The research captures twenty mothers’ and fathers’ perspectives about their development from using child development principles. Analysis results identified five themes: (a) cognitive development in perspective, differentiation from past ways, and new meaning-making; (b) emotional development of trust, empathy, and affective complexity; (c) personal agency of intentional effort and use of critical self-inquiry; (d) adult well- being; and (e) emergence of wisdom.

This book is a valuable resource for therapists, teachers, social workers, students, and parents. This is an important contribution to the knowledge of how parenting can support the growth and self-knowledge of adults who make intentional efforts to use child development practices in daily life.

Lambert Academic Publishing - 160 Pages - Paperback

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Optimal Parenting—Using Natural Learning Rhythms to Nurture the Whole Child

Ba Luvmour

Optimal Parenting—Using Natural Learning Rhythms to Nurture the Whole Child Ba’s new book, Optimal Parenting—Using Natural Learning Rhythms to Nurture the Whole Child, is now available. Optimal Parenting focuses on well-being and describes the unfolding of the child’s consciousness, considering cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual development. It includes easy to understand philosophical and psychological principles to make its points and has many practical applications including playing with children, nurturing non-sectarian spirituality, achieving academic excellence and remedying dysfunction.

Sentient Publications - 432 Pages - Paperback

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Optimal Parenting—The Natural Learning Rhythms Approach to Family Well Being (3-CD Audio Book)

Josette & Ba Luvmour

Optimal Parenting 3-CD Audio Book Natural Learning Rhythms (NLR) provides a practical understanding of child development that has helped families optimize relationships for over 25 years. This 3-CD Audio Book introduces the listener to the incredible power of NLR through case histories, detailed explanations and solutions to the problems faced by parents today.