In a world where many parents are struggling to raise children who are both grounded and compassionate, one couple with Caribbean roots is leading the charge on solid-minded parenting, with a focus on nurturing the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of children for a life of service to God.
Trinidad-born, stay-at-home mom Amelia and her husband James felt inspired to bring this method to the Caribbean after seeing positive responses from their children when they adapted this teaching in their parenting skills.
Speaking to Newsday on Tuesday Amelia said, “The information from this was so powerful that we had to create an avenue to share it.”
The couple hopes to build a network by starting in Trinidad through their first Educating for Eternity Family camp. The four-day event runs from June 8-11, 9 am-5 pm at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus.
James said his passion to see children receive a holistic education of body, mind, and soul fuelled his desire to help parents guide their children to their full potential.
He said, “This seminar will be of special interest to every parent and teacher who wants to educate their children to be useful citizens in this life and for eternity."
The camp will feature author, speaker and educator Joshua White who leads a ministry in the US called The Thinking Generation. This ministry merges God’s word with educational research and scientific research and hosts seminars, consultations and provides material to help families and school around the world understand and follow God's methods of true education.
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White's website says of his mission: "Begun in 2012, A Thinking Generation is a ministry dedicated to helping answer the most pressing questions in early childhood today. Using the latest brain science and educational research, Joshua White paints a clear and compelling picture of God’s methods of raising and educating children and pulls back the veil to expose some of Satan’s most successful attacks on our children today."
https://www.athinkinggeneration.org
Some of the topics the Educating for Eternity Family camp will focus on principles of true education, the roles of fathers and mothers, the Deuteronomy method and youth, careers, university and knowing God’s will.
Part of the Shulterbrondt’s ongoing mission is to introduce Caribbean parents to techniques that nurture the mental, physical and spiritual elements of their children’s life for a life of service to God.
Amelia said the ultimate goal is to help parents and guardians develop a blueprint to bring out positive characteristics.
“Education starts in the home and we aim to get parents to see the importance of that. This responsibility has been lost along the way when we had grandparents teaching us.
