Parenting

Parenting is one of the most important things you could ever do in your life. You bring a child into this world and teach them about life and how to live. It can be very hard to do but in the end it is so worth it. Raising kids can be very hard because kids are very needy but they are supposed to be, they don't know any better. You have to know how to teach them though and how to handle it. In class we talked about 5 needs for children written by Popkins. The five needs are 1. All children have a need for belonging and contact which can be physical contact or even eye contact. Everyone wants to feel wanted and belonged.If this is not there then the child could get very sick. 2. No sense for belonging- every child wants to feel like they have a home and that someone wants them and feels loved. 3. Need for power- kids want to feel like they have a say in things and also need someone who is above them that has power, usually a parent. It is needed for responsibility and ways to learn.4. Protection- Children was to feel safe and that is the parents job. 5. Withdrawl- children can be traumatized if they feel that they are being withdrawn. It can be the worst thing for a child.
Brother Williams shared a story about a hospital where half of the babies had a higher mortality rate than the other side of the hospital. Everyone was so confused and they swapped out sanitation ways and even swapped doctors on both sides. No one knew what the problem could be. Nothing changed when they made all of those changes. They later realized that there was a cleaning lady that after she was done cleaning, she would rock the babies and love them. They realized that those babies were living longer because they were having contact and love. I loved that story because that just shows that people cannot live without contact and love. Babies have been in a mothers womb for 9 months straight and has felt warm and loved and then comes out and it cold and alone. This is not just for babies either. Everyone needs contact and that is where parenting comes in. Parents are there to love their kids and give them contact. It can make the kids healthier- socially, mentally and even physically.
What is your favorite part of parenting?