This article is a nice sentiment but fairly problematic; it only works for middle class and upper families and those who are not in danger. Lessons like "the world is safe" and assumptions like "sometimes parents get lazy" regarding food choices and spending one on one time with their children when they are anything but lazy are not applicable to many families. "The world is safe" is a maladaptive belief only relevant in middle and upper class bubbles (and not even entirely there). Perhaps "the world is full of different situations and some are very bad and unsafe, but you are strong and resilient and have the power to be healthy and happy no matter what happens." Some will be telling their children "Avoid any contact or run-ins with law enforcement." We are all similar underneath, but surface differences have a lot of impact. Thus, we lie to tell children that the world is safe and even more to imply that it is fair. We must accept all the bad as well in order to recognize the good, be resilient, and change things for the better.
On Oct 15, 2018 Ana wrote:
This article is a nice sentiment but fairly problematic; it only works for middle class and upper families and those who are not in danger. Lessons like "the world is safe" and assumptions like "sometimes parents get lazy" regarding food choices and spending one on one time with their children when they are anything but lazy are not applicable to many families. "The world is safe" is a maladaptive belief only relevant in middle and upper class bubbles (and not even entirely there). Perhaps "the world is full of different situations and some are very bad and unsafe, but you are strong and resilient and have the power to be healthy and happy no matter what happens." Some will be telling their children "Avoid any contact or run-ins with law enforcement." We are all similar underneath, but surface differences have a lot of impact. Thus, we lie to tell children that the world is safe and even more to imply that it is fair. We must accept all the bad as well in order to recognize the good, be resilient, and change things for the better.