Don’t worry that your kids never listen to you. Don’t worry that they are always watching you – said Robert Fulghum, author of “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”. This finding can make your back shiver. There is a lot of truth in them. Being a role model comes with a huge responsibility. Children learn even more from our actions than from our words.
Motherhood, as Rachel Cusk says in her book of the same title, is a job for life. When a child is born, the mother is also born. The process of the birth of the latter begins in the period of planning, contemplating and waiting for offspring.
Can you grow a rose from an oak seed?
Even if we try our best, we will not be able to change one plant into another. We can fertilize it with the best fertilizers, provide the right amount of water and light, but our seed will still grow into a tree, not a flower. A caring gardener cares for the emerging plant as best as possible and accepts what it is and what it grows into. It is a bit similar with love and with children. When a little man is born, we surround him with care and tenderness, and we make sure that he grows in warmth and love.
Imagine that your friend is visiting you. You eat cake, talk, drink hot tea. At some point, your friend wants to take a sip of the delicious infusion, but the cup falls out of his hands and breaks into small pieces. He apologizes and starts cleaning up. He blames himself for how clumsy he is and that he always has to break something. You’ve known this man for years. You do not agree with his critical words. After all, it can happen to anyone that they drop something. That doesn’t mean she has to talk about herself in such an unflattering way.
Every day, millions of children around the world feel anxious. Moving house, the arrival of siblings, conflicts at home and school, isolation or health problems – these are just some of the factors influencing the well-being of young people.
When a child is struggling with a disease, parents seek the best specialists and treatments for them. It is important to find people who are not only professionals in their field, but also approach each patient individually and with empathy.
More and more people are interested in the subject of interpersonal communication. They want to improve relations with others, not only at work, but most of all with their loved ones. However, effective communication is about more than just information exchange. It is also about exploring the emotions and intentions behind the message. This is the key to understanding the other person and yourself.
During the first year of life, or even two, the toddler eats with appetite whatever he gets to eat. The parents are happy, the grandparents are clapping, and the little one happily eats the next portions. And then, suddenly, the day comes when the toddler’s appetite decreases and he does not open his mouth so eagerly anymore.
