Thread: Are you passing lucidity down?

I would tell them about it, but not force it. One thing I will certainly do is explaining dream spinning, so they can stop their nightmares a bit.

At first I thought the title was 'Are you passing Lucidity Town?'.

I wouldn't tell them, id steal all their dreams for myself ahahaha.

Hiya. Interesting topic to which I would have to say yes.

I think these things are actually hereditary to a certain extent. My Oldest son is 14 and very recently he's told me that he's in fact been LDing for some time. I had to explain to him about the concept of control before he realised that he'd been doing it automatically. Interestingly I've been LDing since I was very young and My baby son suffers with night terrors so I definately think there's something in it. As for teaching them the ways of Lucidity I think it is probably a good idea to let them discover things for themselves. Not least of which because if you bring a child up in a particular belief or in a system of your choosing, then the child will, more than likely, rebel against the dominant ideaology. That makes them less likely to want to be like thier parents and in this case miss out on some great LD experiences and I don't want that for my kids.

Best to let them choose.

Originally Posted by Iamerik

I would tell them about it, but not force it. One thing I will certainly do is explaining dream spinning, so they can stop their nightmares a bit.

That sounds like a great idea that I would definitly do. My mom passed on some dreaming techniques to stop my nightmares when i was a kid, not that she is a profesional lucid dreamer (even though at the moment she has way more LD than I do cause she has trouble sleeping throughout the whole night. I envy her broken sleep and she envys my deep sleep). I was told that whenever i saw something scary, just imagine my favorite super hero beating him up (ninja turtles), which I think has helped. Also, she would tell me to imagine my nightmares in advance and think about an alternative ending. I think it is an important lesson on conquering fears. I wish I knew about actual LDing when i was young because I probably would have had even less nigthmares. Definitly think its an effective tool for kids.

Originally Posted by Iamerik

At first I thought the title was 'Are you passing Lucidity Town?'.

Well did you do a reality check? I would have if I thought that's what it said

Lucidity town...

hmm, gives me an idea

I tell people about it, my mum knows about it, as do my close friends/girlfriends (note: I never have more than one at a time, but tell them of my interest in lucid dreaming) and I feel it only right I will pass this down when/if I have children

I've told me little girl about it. She has a hard time believing some of the things I say I can do in my dreams, but at least I'm introducing her to the concept. She's gotten to the point to where she likes to tell me about her dreams, too, so that's good. I'm not pushing anything on her, I'm simply telling her what's possible and leaving it up to her to see if it's something that she finds interest in.