Children's Dreams

Kelly Bulkeley; Patricia M. Bulkley

doi:10.5771/9781442213326

Children's Dreams

Understanding the Most Memorable Dreams and Nightmares of Childhood

1. Auflage 2012

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doi.org/10.5771/9781442213326
ISBN print: 978-1-4422-1330-2
ISBN online: 978-1-4422-1332-6
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

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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i–viii Preface i–viii
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1–10 INTRODUCTION 1–10
11–26 Chapter 01. INTERPRETING CHILDREN’S DREAMS: AN ARCHETYPAL APPROACH 11–26
27–42 Chapter 02. BRAIN SCIENCE, DREAMS, AND THE IMAGINATION 27–42
43–62 Chapter 03. DREAMS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD 43–62
63–82 Chapter 04. DREAMS OF MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 63–82
83–104 Chapter 05. DREAMS OF LATE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE 83–104
105–118 Chapter 06. NURTURING THE IMAGINATION IN CHILDHOOD AND BEYOND 105–118
119–122 Appendix 1: A LIST OF THE DREAMS DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK 119–122
123–126 Appendix 2: CHILDREN’S STORIES RELATING TO DREAMS 123–126
127–142 Appendix 3: THE DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES OF HARRY POTTER 127–142
143–146 Appendix 4: ACTIVITIES TO STIMULATE WONDER IN CHILDHOOD 143–146
147–152 Appendix 5: QUESTIONS FOR A STUDY GROUP OR BOOK CLUB ON CHILDREN’S DREAMS 147–152
153–158 REFERENCES AND SUGGESTED READINGS 153–158
159–160 INDEX 159–160
161–162 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 161–162

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