Overview

When a child talks about a vivid nighttime dream, it can be difficult for adults to know how to respond. Dream researchers Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley take readers beyond “it was just a dream” to help children and adults understand why we dream and how dreams can help us unlock our creativity and make sense of our lives. The book introduces readers to the basic psychology and neuroscience of dreaming, then explores dreams from early childhood through adolescence.   The book focuses on what psychologist C. G. Jung called the “big dreams” of childhood—intensely memorable dreams that can blaze themselves into children’s memories and remain a haunting, often inspiring, presence throughout their lives. While acknowledging that a complete interpretation of any dream requires personal input from the dreamer, the authors show readers how to identify recurrent patterns in dreams that reflect the primal wisdom and the healthy growth of every child’s mind and imagination. Children’s Dreams offers practical advice about how adults can best communicate with children about dreams to offer reassurance and to cultivate a child’s imagination and development.

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Author:   Kelly Bulkeley ,  Patricia M. Bulkley
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781442213302

ISBN 10:   1442213302
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   02 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Interpreting Children’s Dreams 2. Brain Science, Dreams, and the Imagination 3. Dreams of Early Childhood 4. Dreams of Middle Childhood 5. Dreams of Late Childhood and Early Adolescence 6. Nurturing the Imagination in Childhood and Beyond Appendix 1: A List of the Dreams Discussed in this Book Appendix 2: Children’s Stories Relating to Dreams Appendix 3: The Dreams and Nightmares of Harry Potter Appendix 4: Activities to Stimulate Wonder in Childhood Appendix 5: Questions for a Study Group or Book Club on Children’s Dreams References and Suggested Readings Index About the Authors

Reviews

Honest talk about dreams--this is exactly what this book invites. Why? Because dreams are essential to healthy development. Grounded in a wealth of research but written for a wide public, this book provides guidelines and illustrations to help parents and educators unleash the creative potential that lies within the nightly slumber of our children and youths. -- Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Vanderbilt University, author of In the Midst of Chaos: Care of Children as Spiritual Practice

Author Information

Kelly Bulkeley is the author of several books on psychology, religion, and dreams. He is a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union, senior editor of the journal Dreaming, and former president of the International Association for the Study of Dreams. Kelly Bulkeley's website and blog is at http://kellybulkeley.com. Patricia M. Bulkley is a former Interfaith Spiritual Services Director at Hospice of Marin and teacher in the pastoral counseling program of San Francisco Theological Seminary. Together they are the authors of the book Dreaming Beyond Death.

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