Joan stated:
>Change is something which little children love until they learn from their
>parents and society that they should be feeling bad.
Joan -- I am interested in this comment. My son is two years old and has
had to adapt to a lot of changes. Many times it is not ok -- he prefers
predictability. For example, the transition to daycare from being with me
(he came with me to work until he was 18 mos) was very difficult for him.
We blew it initially and then got smart and worked out a way to manage the
transition. Now I do believe that young children can absorb beliefs from
their parents but I do not believe this was the case. He was experiencing
anger at being abandoned with strangers and grief over the loss of being
with his Mom. When I go on trips, which I have been doing since he was 8
months old, he gets angry at the loss. It is a sudden change in his life
which he does not like. I remember my first trip -- when I came home he
was very happy to see me. The he all of a sudden remembered that I had
left him and he chewed me out for 30 minutes! Ever been chewed out by an 8
month old?
So had I taught him by the time he was 8 months old to resist change? I
somehow doubt it. I think it is more an issue human evolution -- not
physical but psychological evolution. At some point we need to give up
fear as our mo for dealing with our relationships with everything -
spouses, children, bosses, organizations, change...
Sherri
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