Post by AmeliaBloomer on Nov 11, 2016 12:19:02 GMT
Well first, reading this thread resulted in my Ignore list growing from one member to four, so in a way it's a very helpful - or at least efficient - thread.
Second, children have ALWAYS had a very hard time with separation. A child whose mom is out of town for the first time can be as anxious and unsettled as one whose parents just separated. Both kids are sitting in a desk but not learning.
If children think their parents might have to move back to their country of origin...or won't be let back in if they travel there again...or think they themselves will be sent away from their friends and school, this could cause significant anxiety and dread.
Maybe adults in their lives have contributed to the anxiety, with or without intention, but maybe not. Kids have undeveloped reasoning abilities; they often use the scant information they've picked up here and there to invent scenarios.
Considering the universality of children's fear of separation, the claims here that this is evidence of "teacup" children or hysterical liberal childrearing are tenuous at best - and absolutely NOT the slam dunk that other "special snowflake" examples can be. And believe me, liberal parents have no monopoly on snowflake parenting.
Second, children have ALWAYS had a very hard time with separation. A child whose mom is out of town for the first time can be as anxious and unsettled as one whose parents just separated. Both kids are sitting in a desk but not learning.
If children think their parents might have to move back to their country of origin...or won't be let back in if they travel there again...or think they themselves will be sent away from their friends and school, this could cause significant anxiety and dread.
Maybe adults in their lives have contributed to the anxiety, with or without intention, but maybe not. Kids have undeveloped reasoning abilities; they often use the scant information they've picked up here and there to invent scenarios.
Considering the universality of children's fear of separation, the claims here that this is evidence of "teacup" children or hysterical liberal childrearing are tenuous at best - and absolutely NOT the slam dunk that other "special snowflake" examples can be. And believe me, liberal parents have no monopoly on snowflake parenting.
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