The world of a child is limited to his own wandering space. What he sees or feels in his immediate environment is a way to describe his budding world. It's a fragile stage in which a
phase of development slowly unfolds.
For instance, my older sister Kathy grew up with my mom personally tending to her needs. My mom would take her to the mall and often times play with her. She felt loved with doting attention and care. On the other hand, I didn't even recall my mom spending much of her time with me. When I was born, she already shouldered the burden of raising two kids. I felt then as a young boy that the world was scary. Whenever she would yell, I was automatically drawn to tears. It's as if I was making all the wrong moves in my unsafe charters.
Needless to say, there was sibling rivalry between me and my sister. Kathy's full of confidence while I would stay on my bashful corner. I felt like craving for my mom's attention that I'd always be on a sinister mode as soon as she comes home from work. The result: the more she favored Kathy and the more I felt alone.
With that experience, I made sure that I'm able to respond to my kids' desire accordingly. I evaluate their personality and needs so I could attend to them lovingly. This is for me the critical stage of
child care. What they see is what they'll be in the future. So better boost their confidence and guide them with nurtured care and understanding like a building block for the world that awaits them.
