Labeling and Creating

A childs mind, when little, is developing more than ever. These are crucial times in for them as their brain is developing and they are learning more about their surroundings and themselves. From class this week I realized how quickly a child can be primed during thi stage of development. This priming can be a very good thing, but it can also be a very bad thing. I want to talk about the bad side of this stage of development. While a child is growing, if he is referred to in a negtive way through name calling,  teasing, ect he is going to think that he is those things. All children grow up differently. Some grow faster and some slower. Others tend to be more sensitive as they develop and others not so much. Not matter the difference they are each a special, child of God. And we must be careful with how wer treat each child, even if they seem to be a little different than us. A child needs to know they are loved and accepted. If not, studies have proven that children to grow up to believe what everyone has been telling them about themselve. For example, research has shown that little children who are labeld as being gay most often will grow up to think that that is what they are. Which is not the case. It is amazing how one diminishing word echoed by any and placed upon one person can dictate who that child will be for the rest of their life. Let us all remember the impact we have on others and especially on our children that we can be the example that stops this labeling and creating of certain people.