Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
Frankie and Slim
Happy New Year
Monday, September 09, 2024
QUESTION OF THE WEEK...09-09-2024
Do you feel that children should be sheltered from unhappiness?
It depends on the circumstances (who is the unhappy person?), the degree of unhappiness involved (minor, moderate or tragedy-level?), the age of the child (small, pre-teen, teen?) but if it's an age-appropriate situation, then: No, kids should not be sheltered from unhappiness. Their parents should discuss with them how to handle the negative emotions involved in unhappiness and teach them appropriate solutions and/or coping mechanisms. Sheltering kids from real life only makes them helpless and clueless about real life, which sets them up to be victims of it.
I don't think you can - and I don't think you should. As Debra said, instead you should teach them how to deal with it. A work in progress - for children and for adults.
Nope, they need to learn, in an age-appropriate way, to deal with it. Some of the worse forms when they are extremely young, yes, but again, what the other two wrote.
It depends on the circumstances (who is the unhappy person?), the degree of unhappiness involved (minor, moderate or tragedy-level?), the age of the child (small, pre-teen, teen?) but if it's an age-appropriate situation, then: No, kids should not be sheltered from unhappiness. Their parents should discuss with them how to handle the negative emotions involved in unhappiness and teach them appropriate solutions and/or coping mechanisms. Sheltering kids from real life only makes them helpless and clueless about real life, which sets them up to be victims of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra. You gave this a lot of thought.
DeleteWhat Debra said. I was thinking the same thing.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and week. ♥
I don't think you can - and I don't think you should. As Debra said, instead you should teach them how to deal with it. A work in progress - for children and for adults.
ReplyDeleteNope, they need to learn, in an age-appropriate way, to deal with it. Some of the worse forms when they are extremely young, yes, but again, what the other two wrote.
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