Author: davidfleischacker

Meditative Observations by Dr. David Fleischacker Take time to observe the child everyday!  You are not a finished work yet, God has more to do in you, and taking time to be present and only present in an attentive fashion to God’s child will help you to become more the human being that God intends …

Our age has been filled with behaviorist techniques and these have been translated into every corner of life.  That needs to be undone because ultimately it is blind to a higher way of relating between human beings.  Behaviorism treats human beings as tools to be used and manipulated. Even when we love them, we still …

Here are some starter videos that will provide ideas and activities that build self-discipline in the child.

Guess the Clues An accordion-folded slip. A clue is given on each side. E.g. I am white. I come in winter. If you heat me up, I become water. I am shaped like a  star. I cover the ground as a blanket. Then, provide the answer on the last page – snow. Jokes Children love …

Many of us can not resist putting the important things in life on a schedule. And this includes the education of a child.  Now the more material something is, meaning that it is more limited to its activity in terms of space and time, the more one can figure out its schemes of recurrence, and …

Concentration in a child is amazing to observe. Most of the world thinks that children cannot concentrate on anything but video games.  But in reality, concentration is quite natural and necessary for proper human development.  And the view that children cannot concentrate is rising to new heights because of the way we are using digital …

I have notice a fact for a long time but only recently given it the attention that it deserves.  Many boys around the age of 4 or 5, though arguably they start earlier, have a deep inner need to roam and explore a larger world of immediacy.  They want to not only find things, but …