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May 12, 2009

Murder of Childhood

Children do not automatically grow into responsible adults.

Responsible adults do not sprout or mature in corral chambers although it may seem so until the primitive instinct is unleashed from bondage- be it mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual

Children are not created to be apprentice adults nor are adults created to develop into expert children.

Whether children in a child-size body or in an adult form, preparation for life’s situation and frays of the business of living needs more than a PhD in theory of responsibility and functional development. Nurturing that encourages children to make self-directed choices and grow to be self-directed adults must be considered a critical chapter of child development. When children are deprived of making little choices that help develop trust in themselves and Life; when authority uses fear, and control and the ‘ I am the adult here’ line to teach and nurture then loving confidence is stunted; the moral intention to help the child can become to a stage of unintentional and irreversible hurt to some- temporarily or permanently. And when this happens it does not only affect the individuals, family, or generation because the thread of consciousness is woven in such a manner that the whole benefits or suffers in some way or another.

Disciplining, guiding and empowering children without disapproving of their integrity and intelligence promotes healthy development of responsibility, resilience of self-reliance and that to me is the most practical and productive gift that anyone can give to a child and the best way to prepare the foundation for future generations to manage life and living- consciously and accountably. Children also can present opportunities to help adult children enjoy a happy childhood in the adult later years

Absolutely nothing, especially anything money can buy- can substitute to provide for a firm foundation of healthy society, family or world than to let children be children when they are children. Forcing them to stay children or coercing them to grow quickly interferes with the natural awe of childlikeness thereby creating the possibility of tarnishing the great gift that children are to the world and to Life. After all, each person is created an expert on Life’s terms to create and cocreate with Life- children are not exempted

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