From Natural Childhood, by John Thomson 
 
Spirituality and Creative Energy 

The creativity of the child is the inner driving force for spiritual realization: a seeking for wholeness. Wordsworth describes young children as "trailing clouds of glory" as they come into the world and there is something quite ethereal in their sense of wonder at the world around them. Our hope as parents is to help the child preserve that inner spirit of creation  which is manifested in all of her imaginative spontaneity. The child is closer to the spiritual than the adult tends to be. The spiritual is an integral part of her life and she may seem quite matter-of-fact about it. In families who practice a religion, prayers or a time for quiet thoughts together at night an be a reassuring ritual. All families, whatever their personal beliefs, can share some thoughts for others and some thanksgiving at the end of the day. A child can derive much comfort and security from her intuitive sense of a strong spiritual force in her Self.