#Reena Varghese Kannimala
Babies...angels on earth, butter papers who copy everything around them. That's why child rearing needs so much care. Every little carelessness we do can turn a future genius into a mentally unhealthy personality disorder.
Experiences during the first three years influence all aspects of a child's development (the key developmental period).
Family environment also plays a role in a child's emotional development. Relationships with family members are also very important. It also affects the child's social relationship. The manner of speech and behavior that the child learns from home will be seen in the society.
Fifty percent of emotional development comes from genetics and the rest from the environment in which they grow up. So give the baby a very comfortable family environment.
Don't just scare the babies. Don't laugh when they are scared and cry. When taking them to the beach for the first time to get rid of their fear of water, it is not good for parents to leave their babies alone in the sandy sand, and the babies scream. Such sudden fears may even affect the future of the baby. Brain damage at a young age can lead to depression and anxiety in the future.
Many studies have shown that internalised childhood fears lead to severe stress and anxiety during the teenage years, the pregnancy period, and more. This has been recognised in many counselling sessions. All these women have been terrorised by close relatives or family members since childhood.. India has a history of being a serial killer who grew up seeing his drunken father beat his mother.
Small scares can stabilise boys' mental development. But forcing girls to do things they are afraid of, even if they are close to their beloved parents, can have a negative impact on the girls' mental development. The reason for these fears may be seeing the sea for the first time or being shaken while swinging. Remember, even though they are children, they are also independent individuals. Do not do things that children are afraid of against their will.
Even when first going to the beach or first swinging, you should introduce it only according to the baby's wishes by persuading very gently. It all comes out as anxiety and depression during adolescence, pregnancy, etc. Infants are crystal vessels. Parents are their guardians. You have to raise them as your princes and princesses without leaving a scratch on that baby pot.
Many geniuses who have grown up to the highest position in world history are girls who were lucky enough to grow up with the love and care of their parents without knowing what to fear. Don't let babies cry all the time. All this will lead to an increase in negative thoughts in them. May we raise our children with the courage and brilliance to grow up to the sky as perfect optimists and lovers of all.