Taking Children Seriously

THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com/dailygroove

:: Taking Children Seriously ::

We live in a society that doesn't take children
seriously. Sure, we care deeply about children's
welfare; we do our best to help them to grow into
healthy, successful adults.

But we, as a society, rarely take children seriously
the way they take *themselves* seriously.

To children, *play* is serious business -- channeling
enormous creative energies and making huge
discoveries. But to adult society, it's "just" play,
so interrupting or limiting it is not a big deal.

To children, *feelings* are extremely important,
not "just" feelings.

If you want to take your child more seriously, don't
do it the conventional adult way, which is to assign
*weight* to the child's concerns. That only teaches
heaviness.

Children take *lightness* seriously. And when you take
their lightness seriously, *you* benefit by learning
to take yourself *less* seriously! :-)

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