Title: Philosophizing and meditating with children - Frédéric Lenoir - book
Summary :
This book tells the extraordinary story of the adventure I experienced with hundreds of children across the French-speaking world, from Paris to Montreal, via Molenbeek, Abidjan, Pézenas, Geneva, Mouans-Sartoux, Corsica, and Guadeloupe. Why, indeed, wait until the final year of high school to address the questioning of existential themes: love, respect, happiness, the meaning of life, emotions, etc.? These philosophical workshops demonstrate an astonishing capacity for thinking in children aged 6 to 10. Beyond concepts, they learn the rules of debating ideas and develop their discernment and personal reflection.
Because children often have difficulty concentrating, I precede the workshops with a short meditation, or practice of attention, which allows everyone to regain their sensory receptivity and be present in the moment.
This book offers a method and concrete tools, including a CD of guided meditations, for all those who, parents, teachers, friends, wish to accompany children in this practice of attention and philosophical workshops.
