We can certainly start with a dx, meds, and other techniques at home. I did pick up a book at a used book store the other day that had some good suggestions including cutting apart comic strips and having the child rearrange them into the right order to deal with logic issues (or seeing things in a more convergent way). I don't want to do away with her divergence b/c I think that it is a real asset in some areas, but it would be good if she could get an idea of what the "typical" person might see in a question.
That sounds like a lovely goal, Cricket2. I don't think you have to worry about damaging her divergence, because you aren't saying she is wrong, just that 'here's a good skill to have.' And believe me - it is a good skill.
Ok - now were are in murkey territory. I and totally enjoying my Heart Rhythm meditation - no electronics required - just sit nice and tall, listen for my pulse, and breath in and out to it's rhythm. I want to learn meditation and have access to all that world view. My neighbor is having a lot of trouble hearing her pulse, so she uses a stethescope, but it bothers her ears. So we've been looking around for a 'just give me the benifits and leave the philosopy out of it' way to do similar.
It seems the ebook - Teaching Children to Love - e-BookETCTL
Item # ETCTLPrice: $11.95
Teaching Children to Love: 80 Games & Fun Activities for Raising Balanced Children in Unbalanced Times e-Book By Doc Childre
Kid Tested and Approved
Teaching Children to Love presents new perspectives and building blocks for new levels of intelligence, emotional management, deeper communication and self-security � helping children feel positive and hopeful. This e-Book includes an explanation of the physiology of heart intelligence, instructions for three of HeartMath�s core techniques and easy-to-use, entertaining games and activities. Each activity has a learning purpose, step-by-step instructions and variations. This is for parents, childcare providers, counselors and everyone who is responsible for loving, educating and caring for children. All games are kid tested and kid approved.
For ages 6 months to 19 years, with variations for any age group.
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Might be a good place to start. But my guess is that sooner or later you are going to feel like you are reading an infomertial for their 200$ pulse monitor system. Please let me know if the HeartMath people have 'subtled up' since their Amazon reviews.
What my neighbor ended up buying is StressEraser Portable Biofeedback Device by StressEraser
Buy new: $134.50
Because you get to see the graph of the sin wave that shows you are getting the benifits.
The HeartMath people also have software games, but I think a hardware piece is needed to measure the pulse.
Bottom line - Slow Deep Breathing in time to the pulse - through meditation or biofeedback is starting to wrack up credible evidence to increase 'Heart Intelligence' - decrease stress, anxiety,sleeplessness and the ill effects of OverExcitability and increase consentration, general satisfaction. Please keep me informed if the HeartMath 'calvalcade of products' turn out to be helpful to anyone. Like anything else that's good for you - doing it regularly is the key to getting the benifits.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
