Grounding, or earthing, is our connection with the earth. As well as the obvious: our physical body it also includes our other bodies most notably our astral body. When we go to sleep our astral body, connected via a cord, leaves our body.  We tootle off to other realms as we sleep and this includes our children, who might be up to more than you are consciously aware.  😊

Grounding is an essential aspect of any spiritual toolbox. For those of us who consciously astral project, it’s a given. Anchoring our light, walking barefoot on the earth, hugging a tree are all good ways to ground one’s energy. The associating chakra is our earth star which ideally should sit between our feet and grounding is I suggest we are doing as part of daily routine.

This applies to our children too. Very young children just intuitively know how to ground…. rolling around in mud being a great example. But what happens when children are ungrounded and how can you support them as a parent.

Ungrounded children may exhibit the following characteristics:
– anxiety
– disconnected
– easily excitable
– inconsistent behaviour
– jittery
– not fully there aka away with the fairies quite literally
– unfocused
Each child is different, I suggest looking for repeating actions and behaviour.  Both my children astral project and I invariably ‘see’ when they are doing it…. if my son is ungrounded, he can be more irritable, quick to anger or other emotional responses. He self manages his grounding and will pop in the garden for a play. Grounding after school is usually a given.

What causes children to become ungrounded? Here are few scenarios:
1. Waking your child up hurriedly in the morning and not giving them a chance to fully come into their body. Even if you can’t ‘see’ them, trust your intuition. It can take five minutes or so and not giving mine time causing an instant grumpiness. Not a good way to start the day.
2. The dreaded screens and I mean more pcs, mobile than TVs. It’s the ones the children are more interactive with. The worst culprit being computer games. Why? Well, the children embed themselves in these realities. They lose track of what’s real. They lose track of where they really are. As for virtual reality, I’ll leave you to consider that if you are a parent.

So how can you help support your child to ground? Here are some tried and tested ways:

• Climb trees
• Hug a tree
• Lie flat on the grass like a star
• Play barefoot in the garden or park (I appreciate not always possible in the latter)
• Put stone in their pockets (young children are great at collecting them, don’t dismiss their value)
• Fossilised wood is a great crystal for grounding – wear as a necklace or bracelet
• And if you don’t have access to outside bring them back into their body: sit with your child on your knee, give them huggles and try to bring them to a calm resting state. Their physical body is with you. Close your eyes, trusting your intuition, and see if you can locate the rest of them. I appreciate it may sound odd the first time; however, the chances are they are probably floating around the room. In your head (communicating telepathically) set the intention, ask your child to come back into themselves. Ask three times if needs be. Give them time and trust your instincts as to whether they have. 

I believe knowing whether your child is grounded or not can save a lot of parenting angst.  Just remember shoes or wellies, given their soles are usually rubber, impede grounding so if you want a grounded child, join the barefoot brigade. It’ll be a lot cheaper on the shoe and sock bill in the long run. And if in doubt, call a spiritual friend who can guide you through.