Child:

A symbol of innocence. 1. If you were the child, you need to get in touch with your own innocence. If you, as the child, were in trouble, you need to go beyond your innocence and acknowledge the ways of the world. Everything is NOT all sweetness and light!

2. If you were watching children playing, this is a sign of success and happiness, both in your personal and professional life.

Source: Astrocenter, http://astrocenter.astrology.msn.com/msn/DreamDictionary.aspx

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Child, Meaning of Dreams about Child, Dream Interpretation Child)

Baby/child

As an object in dreams, a baby or child represents something that requires great care and attention. The meaning can change depending on whether it is your original responsibility or one that has been passed off on you by someone else. These dreams may also have wish-fulfilment content for women who are in their childbearing years.

 For men, the dreams may be anxiety-related, especially if you are sexually active without wanting to experience the consequences of fathering a child.

Source: iVillage, http://www.ivillage.co.uk

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Baby, child, Meaning of Dreams about Baby, child, Dream Interpretation Baby, child)

Definition and meaning of Child Labor

Child Labor - [Social Studies]

Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. They worked with their families on farms and in small businesses starting at a young age. Children also worked in mills and factories from the start of industrialization in the late 1700s. In 1789 at the first spinning mill built in America in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, nine children between the ages of 7 to 12 composed the work force. The number increased to over 100 by 1799. Though several bills were introduced throughout the 19th century to reduce the employment of children or at least improve the conditions under which they labored, business opposition remained strong because children often performed the same work as men but earned less. In many families the mother and children in addition to the father worked as laborers to earn enough to survive. In 1880 at least one-fifth of the children in the United States between 10 and 14 years of age held jobs. Many were immigrants. In the 1890s and early 1900s many states passed anti-child labor bills. In 1916 the Keatings-Owen Child Labor Bill prohibited the interstate commerce of items produced using child labor. This marked the first time the federal government used the economic leverage of interstate commerce to prompt change. The bill was later declared unconstitutional but it paved the way for future legislation.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

Also see these pages:  Social Studies, Social Studies Sitemap, History, History Sitemap

Definition and meaning of Child Labor

Child Labor - [Social Studies]

Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. They worked with their families on farms and in small businesses starting at a young age. Children also worked in mills and factories from the start of industrialization in the late 1700s. In 1789 at the first spinning mill built in America in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, nine children between the ages of 7 to 12 composed the work force. The number increased to over 100 by 1799. Though several bills were introduced throughout the 19th century to reduce the employment of children or at least improve the conditions under which they labored, business opposition remained strong because children often performed the same work as men but earned less. In many families the mother and children in addition to the father worked as laborers to earn enough to survive. In 1880 at least one-fifth of the children in the United States between 10 and 14 years of age held jobs. Many were immigrants. In the 1890s and early 1900s many states passed anti-child labor bills. In 1916 the Keatings-Owen Child Labor Bill prohibited the interstate commerce of items produced using child labor. This marked the first time the federal government used the economic leverage of interstate commerce to prompt change. The bill was later declared unconstitutional but it paved the way for future legislation.

(Source: The Social Studies Center at Texas University )

Also see these pages:  Social Studies, Social Studies Sitemap, History, History Sitemap

Inner Child Cards: Divination system created by Isha Lerner and professional astrologer Mark Lerner, coauthors of Inner Child Cards: A Journey into Fairy Tales, Myth, and Nature (1992). The system features this book and a fairy-tale adaptation of the 78-card tarot. It reawakens the child within by conducing to interaction of the user and the most potent archetypes of the inner world. Its apparent principle is that humans are divine and have radiant selves: starchildren who live in the heart.

(See also: Inner Child Cards, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Child

Some people have reoccurring dreams about a small child, while others, from time to time, dream about unfamiliar children. The child in your dream could represent your inner self, or the child within. The dream could be based on childhood memories, and it may carry a specific message or bring up long-buried issues. On the other hand, the dream could simply be a pleasant memory. Children in dreams could symbolize a need and an eagerness to learn, simplicity, intuition, new endeavors and many other positive attributes of childhood. Occasionally, the child in your dreams may be pointing to your own childish ways. Therefore, consider all of the details and the tone of the dream before making an interpretation.

Source: Dream Lover Incorporated, http://www.dreamloverinc.com

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Child, Meaning of Dreams about Child, Dream Interpretation Child)

inner child work (Inner Child, inner child therapy): Form of psychotherapy pioneered and popularized by Texas-born theologian John Bradshaw, a former aspirant to the Roman Catholic priesthood. Bradshaw is the author of: (a) Bradshaw On: The Family; (b) Healing the Shame That Binds You; (c) Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child; and (d) Creating Love: The Next Stage of Growth.

In Homecoming, first published in 1990, Bradshaw states that all children of dysfunctional families lose their I AMness: their assurance that their parents or guardians are healthy, able, and eager caregivers. He recommends that victims of this loss or spiritual wound reclaim their inner child by reliving their developmental stages and finishing unfinished business. He terms such reclamation a Zenlike experience.

Toward this end, he suggests having conversations with one's inner infant, writing letters to it and reading them aloud, and writing letters to oneself - with the nondominant hand - as if the infant were writing them. Through such methods, the wounded inner child evolves into a wonder child, which Bradshaw describes as one's Imago Dei - the part of you that bears a likeness to your creator. In late 1996, Bradshaw hosted The Bradshaw Difference, a talk show on UPN.

(See also: Inner child work, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Bal Vikas:

Bal Vikas ('Blossoming of the Child'): Spiritual education program for children meaning awakening of the child. (SSS-IV)

(See also: Bal Vikas, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

inner child

The modern term for the level of inner self imprinted by energies and experiences of our formative years, as well as programmed unconsciously

(See also: Inner child, Body Mind and Soul)

Child within

The basic nature that retains childlike, enthusiastic, fresh, energetic qualities often hidden under programming, fears, false ideas, or distortions from previous experiences. To be though of as the forever-young child part that can be set free to experience the events of life with freshness. Much healing can be accomplished on this level, so often distorted and wounded. Psychological efforts to heal this basic level of self-aid in health maintenance and improvements, trust, the ability to mature in consciousness, and increased joy in living

(See also: Child within, Body Mind and Soul)

ayah:

ayah (aayah). Child's nurse.

(See also: ayah, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Birth Time:

The exact moment when the whole body of the child gets separated from the mother.

(See also: Birth Time, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

anritha-putra:

anritha-putra (-puthra). Son of falsehood; child of futility.

(See also: anritha-putra, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

nama-karanam:

nama-karanam (naama-karanam). Naming ceremony of a child.

(See also: nama-karanam, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

EmBodyment: Form of aura balancing and chakra healing that combines inner child work, sacred touch (a variation of CranioSacral Therapy), Toning, and other methods.

(See also: EmBodyment, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Humanistic Therapy: Method whose goal is to heal the inner child. Its theory posits a boundless human spirit.

(See also: Humanistic Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Emotional Clearing: clearing of negative imprints with such methods as Etheric plane communication, inner child work, and Inner Family work.

(See also: Emotional Clearing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

psychospiritual holistic healing: A form of psychotherapy that includes chakra healing, inner child therapy, meditation, and positive thinking.

(See also: Psychospiritual holistic healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

WICCANING: the act of parents, promising to rear their child in the Wiccan culture...SEE PAGANING or SAINING.

(See also: WICCANING, Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Amniomancy:

A divinatory practice in which the coloration of the subtle membrane surrounding the head of a newborn infant is interpreted to forecast the general fortunes of the child in later life.

(See also: Amniomancy, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)