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Families and how to survive them – I write tongue in cheek!
We all have our difficulties in family life, none of us are perfect and when you live together as a result, undoubtedly we will face difficulties of many kinds.
I grew up in a loving stable family, Christian but by no way ‘perfect’.
Those of us with siblings, a few children of our own or observing children and even adults together; will see that we all have different personalities and cannot always get along. As a result difficulties may arise due to upbringing but more so it is the personality type which we are that determines this as opposed to how we are brought up.
If you observe your children you can see and understand their personality types however some behaviour is nature and the rest nurture.
I have four children, who are all completely different personalities, characters and character traits who will act differently given the same upbringing and choices. However, as we all have particular preferences this may be noted in the way the child reacts in any given situation whether it be that there is a limited choice of puddings so one cannot make up their mind; while another may find nothing they ‘feel like’ on the list and another may eat anything not really caring what they have.
It can be that we need to encourage them to behave in a certain way to be ‘accepted by others’ and not ostracised in society. However if our child has a special need then this may not be possible and society will need to accept them as they are like the old phrase ‘warts and all’.
I sometimes wonder if society is really becoming more tolerant as we are lead to believe but see no evidence of this merely a kind of 21st Century communism.
Please accept my apologies this is to be continued (duty calls)…
I recently read an article in ‘Wellcome trust – History magazine’ which was talking about Henry viii and how entertainers working were those with learning difficulties and as a result society was far more tolerant towards everyone written by Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb www.suzannahlipscomb,com
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