Who Is Really Afraid Here?
I wrote earlier this morning about how as parents we can have more compassion and understanding for our young children as they start to develop and exhibit what seem like “irrational” fears. As I was writing, I couldn’t help think about how we sometimes create fears for our children or at least contribute to their fears with things that we say and do. Sometimes, the fears our children exhibit and share are really our own… Take, for example, stranger danger and the fears we have about our children getting “taken” or “stolen” from us. Using this strong, fearful language with … Continue reading