James Kilgarriff’s Weblog

As adults we want to know the mechanics of how the law of attraction works and can end up complicating the theme. Teaching this stuff to kids does not require an explanation of the law. We simply have to be examples for our children by the way we use our words.

As a child, how many times did you hear the words “no” or “don´t”? Probably many hundreds of thousands of times and so when you reached the age of 16 you were self critical of yourself because you were filled with “don´t” and “no” words and thousands memories of these.

The Law of Attraction works with children by selecting the right kind of words to get a positive outcome. For example, if you say to a child “don´t put the cup on the floor”, the chances are the child will be more rebellious and will put or even drop the cup on the floor. This is because when the words “no” and “dont” are used in the words you say, the law of attraction will respond by giving you just that! It is obedient.

So instead of saying to a child “don´t put the cup on the floor” you could say ” please could you put the cup on the table”. The words used here are giving the child more clarity about what you want to happen as opposed to what you “don´t want to happen. The outcome is more likely to be a positive one – the child is likely to place the cup on the table.

Asking your child “what would you like”, or “what do you want” is helping the child to focus on what is possible. This also helps you, the adult, to focus on more positive outcomes as opposed to the negative results and fearful outcomes that have become an automatic part of our thinking over the years.

So the Law of Attraction works in your life whether or are aware of it or not. You may as well focus on what you want or what you would like to see happen and as energy follows thought, the outcomes will match your thinking.

Applying this method of thought with children can be an enriching experience for you as well as the child as long as you keep persisting with it and making it a habit.