Let your children fly

Young children are like putty. They will be molded to take the form of the environment they are presented with. What they see, hear, learn and experience in their toddler years has a profound impact on their future as adults. The environment you expose them to, whether emotional, physiological, physical, social, family etc., will all ultimately effect your child's view of the world.

As parents we should let our children fly from an early age. Even if we are limited in some way, whether physically, financially or in any other way, does not mean we have to expose our children to these same limitations. Let them truly soar and take flight. Do not limit them in any way. Try to expose them to as many different things as possible. 

Have any of you seen the movie "Life is Beautiful"? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118799/) Its the story about a father, who in spite of being in a Nazi death camp, still manages to infuse laughter, fun and happiness in his son and protects him for the harsh reality surrounding them both.

Can there be more dire a situation? Yet, how many times do we scold, shout or even beat our children just because we are irritated or upset over something else? How many times do we take our anger and frustration out on our children, even if we do not mean to do so? How many times do we say NO to our children, when they want to play with us, just because we have had a stressful day or we are tired?

See the movie if you haven't and even if you have seen it, see it again. Show your children the wonderful world of ours. Show them to dream big and that nothing is impossible. Be a part of their world rather than letting them be a part of yours. The world is a very different place through the eyes of a child. Show and explore this wonderful world of ours with your child. Teach them that nothing is impossible.

Let them choose their own flight path and decide how high they can fly.