Need advice on daughter's interest in Wicca..

[Undertoad]

I went through a similar phase when I was 13, except that my focus was Christianity. It didn't affect my grades, friends, or other activities. It was just something I thought about. After a while I got over it. Good luck

[Troubleshooter]

Lady Sidhe bought this book to help with Little Sidhe down the road. As a non-theist I'm inclined to dissuade her from any religion but pagan orthodoxy seems to be the least intolerant overall.

Raising Witches

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...67911?v=glance

"Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
More and more Wiccan families are looking for specific advice about raising their children in the faith. Here is the first book to give parents the means to teach Wicca in a more formal fashion than just "chatting with the kids" around the kitchen table. Featuring a Wiccan curriculum for each of the five age groups, Raising Witches offers a variety of sample lessons and both a structure and a prototype for readers who want to develop "Sun Day School" or "Moon School" classes. There's also the material you would expect-This book includes charms, spells, songs, and guided meditations in addition to practical ideas for educational activities. It includes a glossary and a recommended reading list as well. Featuring detailed discussions of how children grow and learn so that Wiccan parents can teach their Tradition effectively, Raising Witches finally gives parents the means to communicate the rudiments of their faith to their children."

About.com review: http://paganwiccan.about.com/cs/book...ingwitches.htm

"Guide Review - Raising Witches
Though the book is subtitled "Teaching the Wiccan faith to children", the material in the book would be appropriate for pretty much any Pagan path. It's not so much about teaching specifics, as it is about raising your children in a spiritual environment and making them conscious of the Divine in the world around them. The tone of the book is helping your child to develop their own strong identities and to have a healthy relationship with their parents. There are good parenting ideas here that are not religion related at all. Many of the structured lesson ideas are geared towards teaching a group of children, but most could be adapted for use with a single child."

[Brett's Honey]

Mine was too, at 13. The biggest difference I'm seeing with Wicca is that I didn't suddenly start believing that I had a third eye in the middle of my forehead that was very sensitive, and that I had special powers to move objects and make people do things unwillingly. Maybe helping these kids discover what Wicca truly is about may be a good thing, because I don't think they really know. (I would learn much more about it myself at the same time.)

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by Brett's Honey

Mine was too, at 13. The biggest difference I'm seeing with Wicca is that I didn't suddenly start believing that I had a third eye in the middle of my forehead that was very sensitive, and that I had special powers to move objects and make people do things unwillingly. Maybe helping these kids discover what Wicca truly is about may be a good thing, because I don't think they really know. (I would learn much more about it myself at the same time.)

The third eye thing is a derivative of Hindu practices, based on the Chakras of the body. There's a lot of crossover with Wicca and other practices. That being said, "Charmed" is *not* Wicca...it isn't even witchcraft as practiced by our ancestors. It is fictional television.

I have met several young people who became interested in Wicca via "Charmed", "The Craft" and "Practical Magic". Although elements of Wicca exist in all of these entertainments, *none* of them reflect the truth of the matter. However, serious-minded individuals have come to Wicca through these harmless amusements and grown into serious practitioners.