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CONSCIOUS PARENTING Be creative. Show a picture or image that gives the feeling of fear as well as freedom from fear such as the picture shown with my wings spread. Children relate to images. Let child feel a soft or peaceful sound with music or as shown in picture with a singing bowl. Touching it gives a soothing feeling into the hand that is opposite the feeling of fear. Explore! Drum the feeling of fear to release it. Blow it out. Tap on body part that holds the fear tension. March pretending to feel afraid then switch and march feeling in control of fear and notice the differences. If there is a fire pit/bonfire at a gathering, write or draw fears on a paper and throw them into the fire, watching them disappear and transform. There are many ways to empower children on the topic of fear. Ask them for ideas and see what unfolds. (See the SUPERKID POWER GUIDEBOOK by Janai Mestrovich for more ideas.) J anai Mestrovich, aka Grandma Boom, lives in Ashland, is an international speaker, Self Help Consultant and has taught at the University of Oregon and SOU. Her book, “The Grandma Boom Chronicles...More Alive at 65!” and children’s books are available at Bloomsbury, Renaissance Rose and Amazon. com. Her website is: ww.grandmaboom.com Janai recently was featured in NBC’s Bravo Reality Show entitled, FRIENDS to LOVERS. Her expertise in holistic education and holistic aging has received awards and recognized by educators, politicians and human potential leaders. Check out her Awesome Aging Blog online in the Ashland Tidings newspaper. http://blogs.esouthernoregon.com/awesome-aging/ 61 | NEW CONSCIOUSNESS REVIEW