Lets lead the next generation by good example
The stress and anxiety that
COVID-19 has brought to many adults could be passed down to their children through
the conditioned belief FEAR. Being fearful
can lead to higher levels of stress and anxiety as well as phobias and other
conditions such as OCD. From birth babies react to experiences around them by
using their senses instinctively and in their formative years young children learn
from what they see, feel, and hear. A child’s understanding and use of vocabulary
is limited they notice the tone of a voice rather than the words being said and
are sensitive to emotions displayed when adults around them are communicating
with them or each other. This can explain how some people in later life develop
fears and do not know the reason why. Fear is caused by overthinking things as
well as reinforced from outside negativity such as watching too much television,
reading newspapers, and having discussions with others about negative topics. Most
fears are unfounded, they just hold a person back from living a fuller happier
life. Realistically no adult would knowingly want to teach a child to grow up
being fearful so, maybe it is time for change. Instead let us all try passing on
something that is positive and happy today that can be repeated by the next
generation in tomorrow’s world!