Are you passing lucidity down?

[rookybeats]

When you have kids. Are you going to get them to write out a dream journal? Tell them to do reality checks? It's an interesting subject.. I personally won't force anything on them, nor will I make them do DJing and RCing each day, but I'm gonna ease them into it.. Thing is though, I want them to experience it. What about you guys? Or are you just gonna be the cool uncle/aunt who can lucid dream?

[gthom]

I think that's an interesting question. I don't have kids yet, but I suspect I would encourage them to keep a dream journal, since I think any type of practice in writing/expression is a positive thing. I'd also encourage them to think about their dreams and discuss lucidity as a possiblity once they were old enough to understand some of the abstract notions of consciousness.

[Robot_Butler]

I dont have any children, but I do have a brother who's 20 years younger than me. I am trying to pass down all my secret genius techniques without him knowing it. Lucid dreaming, Method of Loci, Dzogchen View, ect. I sneak them in where I can. Seems to be working so far. I think you need to share these things wherever you can. Current education systems do not teach children how to work with their brains to maximum effect. Maybe something to do with reliance on technology. There is a false assumption out there now that intelligence can not be learned or improved through practice. I don't get it.

[ninja9578]

I'll probably mention it when they're teenagers. I'll bet lucid dreaming will help ease that awkwardness of sexual frustration and such.

[Barns]

Of course not, they will end up coming across it naturally anyway like most people.

[King K]

I don't know, I'm too young to think about this right now. Of course not, they will end up coming across it naturally anyway like most people. Actually, as people grow old, if they didn't care about their dreams, they'll stop remembering them, eventually they'll stop "having" dreams. This is for the majority of people, society teaches us that dreams have no importance at all, so most people don't care about them and "don't" dream.

[Falsn]

I might mention it to them when their old enough and let them figure it out on their own. Then later I'll ask if they did anything I told them to do. If they didn't and just ignored me, I'll tell them everything.

[~Erin~]

Like you said I don't want to put anything on them. The only thing I know what I would do is when they wake up from a nightmare. I'd tell them to go back and confront the figure or whatever it is. I think that would be a lesson there to be learned, to not run away. I would tell them about lucid dreaming when there older and can understand it. Everything else and writting in a dream journal would be their choice.

[ushamie]

I think id have to set some thing up coz if they find out that their perant does some thing it may be un Kewl if u no what i mean so like leave a computer runing on DV when im at work. not that i have kids nor a job atm but some day P.S. im 14 atm i know what im talking about

[WaterSquirrel]

Definitely. Though it'd help if I've had a few LDs by that time. P.S. I'm 13 atm and have no idea what time it is

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

[virusexe]

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

[Angelmouse]

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.

[SevenAdelies]

I probably will, when the time comes. Good thinking.

[mx125sx]

Most definatly! I think the techniques and experiences need to be shared and passed on so more people that dont believe or just dont know the power of the mind will actually beleive and try it for themselves.

[Funnel]

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.

[ninja9578]

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

[rookybeats]

Lucidity town... hmm, gives me an idea

[Adam]

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

[Oneironaut Zero]

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.

[pakistan]

Don't wait tell there older,when there young is the best time, by the time they can speak, ask them what they dreamed every morning. Tell them to share there dream. then by the time there 15, they will be lucid dream gods ,they will remember all there dreams, 5-7 a night. They won't have to suffer like me to get 2 dreams a week. just look at the Yogi. they can fall into a lucid dream any time they ant, just because its important in there culture. They are raised with it.

[eppy]

i just randomly started writing down my dreams when i was 7 or 8.