| Teaching children about religion and spirituality can be a | | | | overcomplicated. |
| difficult task for many reasons. There are plenty of | | | | The first route I tried was the local bookstore, which |
| Christian children's books on the market, but finding | | | | didn't pan out. I went home and started using Google to |
| anything else is very difficult. Also, many subjects are | | | | find Buddhist children's books, but really didn't find |
| often difficult or confusing for children to understand. I | | | | anything specifically tailored for children. Eventually, I |
| admit it, I am no teacher and I faced this issue when I | | | | used Amazon and after some hard searching found |
| wanted to share my Zen Buddhist beliefs with my | | | | exactly what I needed. |
| children in a manner that opened their minds rather | | | | There are some fantastic books, if you search hard |
| than closed them. In the end, I was able to find some | | | | enough, that teach kids about Buddhist topics such as |
| fantastic resources that not only helped my children | | | | meditation, compassion, love, respect, and even death |
| understand things like birth and death, but also taught | | | | rebirth. I had no idea that there were such simple ways |
| them great lessons on compassion, empathy, and | | | | to share these invaluable lessons with children. I wasn't |
| spirituality. | | | | raised as a Buddhist, so everything I learned about it |
| The beginning of my problem originated when my | | | | was as an adult. I had no idea how to approach a child. |
| children started asking me tough questions about life, | | | | These books turned out to be a lifesaver. |
| death, and suffering. I had answers prepared, but | | | | I realized at that point that there are probably |
| honestly when I went to use them they just didn't | | | | thousands of parents out there facing a similar |
| sound right. There were so many lessons and ideas | | | | problem and I wondered if there would be any way to |
| that I'd been taught and wanted to share with my | | | | compile a list online for parents to find and use. Sure |
| children, but I just couldn't seem to find the right way to | | | | enough, it is possible and if it weren't for me facing this |
| do it. Then I realized that maybe I could find some | | | | problem I never would have found the solution. I hope |
| Buddhist children's books that might slowly introduce | | | | you find what you are looking for as well. |
| these thoughts to them without getting | | | | |