Who is
molding your Child? By Mrs. Dorothy Barron
Most of us
at one time or another have handled or played with clay or play dough. While
pliable, one can shape it into various molds, but once it hardens, the changes
are irreversible; should one try and change the mold after it has set, one
generally succeeds only in breaking it.
Children can
be likened to clay or play dough. When very young, they are impressionable;
they often mimic exactly what they see and/or the person(s) with whom they
spend the most time. According to some child psychologists, a child’s formative
years are between birth and age six and by the age of six, the child’s
character has been formed. Some children specialists have determined that such can
begin while the child is within the mother’s womb. Women who are enceinte are
encouraged to think positive thoughts; read; sing and talk to their unborn
children.
Parents
invest much time and money in planning the future of their children- jockeying
for enrollment in what some view as the best schools often years in advance of
the child beginning school and/or saving for the child’s college education at
or before the birth of the child. Although each Parent has the prerogative to
decide what he/she thinks is best for his/her child, let us not focus so far
into the future that we overlook those things that are important in the here
and now; today. Parents, who is molding
your child?
I viewed two
television drama series for the last two seasons. One drama’s plots delve into
the actions and motives of individuals and the other examines criminals’ deviant
actions and mental behaviors and often link such back to the individual’s early
childhood. The two-fold recurring theme is 1) the extent to which an adult’s thought
process and actions mimic his/her early childhood and 2) the extent to which a
child’s experiences or lack of shape and become his/her character in adulthood.
Thoughts do shape
character and often the actions of an individual. Assist your child in this
area by noting what they view; who and what they listen to and the amount of
time they spend doing either and/or all. Remember, most do not live in the same
era in which we grew up.
It would be
catastrophic to invest in your child’s future only to see him/her denied such because
of failure to mold and shape during his/her earlier or formative years or having
allowed someone else to adversely mold your child who did not have his/her best
interest at heart or in mind.
Most, if not
all want a better world, especially for our children. If, the molding and
shaping of a child’s characters begin at such an early age, does it not seem
logical to begin where the greatest impact can be made in an effort to obtain a
better world? We leave you with the
question, who is molding your child/ren?
Mrs. Dorothy Barron, Founder
E-mail: barron.dorothy@yahoo.com
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