#0118: Are we failing ot show love?

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Have you wondered how the society has conditioned you to stay in the race,

the race to compete, be a winner, be everywhere.

In all the attempts to stay ahead, score good marks,

are you failing to understand kids?

Are you waiting for them to reach their milestone in their own time,

or are you comparing them with others and getting stressed?

The standardized scale created by society rushes you to measure your kids.

You are always worried about their maths and science; you forget to celebrate their uniqueness in that rush.

All the expectations are too much to handle, and you forget to show love in that chase.

In this race, we forget to show kids the importance of families, and respecting each other,

we forget to show them that emotions are important,

that waiting for someone is important,

Show them:

-to listen to their heart,

-to say no when they feel like,

-that they don't have to listen to us all the time,

-that they can share their feelings if they need to,

the question is will you teach your kids to listen to their heart?

Which training is better for real life, the informal or formal game?

Peter Gray: The answer seems clear to me. Real life is like an informal game. I’m tempted even to say that real life is an informal game.

The rules are endlessly modifiable, and you must do your share to create them. There are in the end no winners or losers; we all wind up in the same place. Getting along with others is far more important than beating them.

What matters in the end is how you play the game, how much fun you have along the way, and how much joy you give to others.

These are the lessons of informal social play, and they are far, far more important than learning the coach’s method for throwing a curve ball or sliding into second base.

Taken from Peter Gray’s blog - https://petergray.substack.com/p/9-why-adult-directed-sports-are-no

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