The Magic of Me: A Kids' Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness (The Magic of Me Series)

Unfortunately, I will most likely be returning this book. I bought it based off of the positive reviews but after looking through it I noticed there were a few things that were not to my liking. For example, when I paged threw the book and opened to a page that had foods that you should eat to be healthy and foods you should stay away from. On that list of foods you should stay away from there were things such as yogurt cheese and eggs. Sorry, I may be a bad mom, but we eat plenty of these things in my house. I got the impression after that that it was one of these books that had a very one-sided health conscious biased to it. It is for these reasons that this book would not be on the top of my list of desirable readers.

This is a must have for all children to read. I've tried a few different spiritual books geared towards kids, but all end up being put down and never returned to again. Not this time! Not only does the author cover so many concepts that I try to share with my children (and grown ups in my life as well), but she does it in an engaging book with chapters just long enough to keep attention, filled with examples and analogies that make these ideas so easily understood. There are questions and exercises at the end of the chapters that make it so easy to discuss the topics presented and be sure we all really think about what each idea means to us and a way to share with each other. From the law of attraction to the power of now, so many basic and important concepts are described and shown with actual useful examples of how to apply to real life situations. The idea of your body being a car that you'll have for the entire time as you, so be very aware of how you treat it and take of it makes so much sense. Ideas and examples of how to love yourself, understand bullies, forgive, turn negative thoughts to positive and make good choices are just a few of the nuggets of wisdom this book offers up! Not only is it a great way to reinforce or introduce these ideas to children, but it is a great reminder to us grownups of how to live our best lives, as we came here to do, as well. I'm so grateful Becky Cummings was guided to create this book and I am so excited to discover what she creates next!

I believe there are many valuable lessons in this book for young readers, though I think this book is best read as a family so that you can discuss the topics with your children. Lessons on bullying,forgiveness, friendship and self love encourage young readers to see things from another perspective and to learn from the author's life experience.Keep in mind, this book is a spiritual guide, so chapters on angels, God and Jesus are included. Though I tend to lean to the scientific over the spiritual, I believe there is value in listening to other points of view. What one considers God, another may consider nature. In the end, both may be explaining the same thing...an unknown. Either way, the author explains "Your job is to listen and consider any ideas presented to you, but to find your own truth" (pg. 143). One of the many valuable lessons coming from the pages of The Magic of Me.

I enjoyed reading this book. It's laid out very well for kids and parents to read together. It is divided into chapters with questions and exercises at the end of each chapter to reinforce the ideas in the chapter. Ms Cummings' book introduces the basics of the law of attraction to kids using occasional personal examples in an understandable way. This book truly is a handbook for living a great life and should be in every child's hands.*Note that the use of the term "God" is used, so depending on the reader's spiritual higher power beliefs, this might conflict. However, there is a chapter explaining the author's beliefs regarding this.

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We love this book! I have 6 and 8 year old daughters and we’ve been reading this together for the past few nights. The chapters are short and sweet and keep the kids attention the whole time. There are couple questions at the end of each chapter and we all take turns answering them. There are no right or wrong answers. It’s a great way to connect with your little one while helping you teach them about the magic in them!

The Magic of Me took me on a journey with my child that I wasn't even aware I needed. Such a positive and fulfilling experience to read together about these important issues and questions and have them be discussed in such a perfect way. I caught my mind a few times thinking, "I couldn't have put it better myself." This book was such a great blend of spirituality and self awareness. I truly believe it helped my mother/daughter relationship grow even stronger. I commend the author on a job well done and look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Enjoyed this beautiful book! As a former teacher, I always knew there were missing elements to the curriculum of our youth. Topics in this book such as the mind, body, spirit, nutrition, connection with Mother Earth, having power within ourselves, energy to manifest greatness, silence etc. and how that is so critical and needed for our success, inside and out. This book is beautifully written, easy to read and even has journals at the end of each chapter which is a marvelous way for reflection. It was even a nice refresher for me and would’ve been a perfect asset to my class way back then. Now I can’t wait to share it with my daughter once she’s old enough. Thank you for writing this sweet book!