Many times I hear people say we need to get in touch with children or we need to think and feel the world like children. How they have such a keen sense of being in the moment, how they take risks, fully trust and how they are full of self esteem etc. etc. This is all true but I can't help but think of a situation when I don't understand children and certainly do not want to emulate them.
Each night, my children put up the biggest fuss as they resist going to bed. How can I get my children to sleep easily and quickly? I know they're tired. Why are children so pathological? Instead of screaming and crying why don't they just close their eyes, relax and go to sleep like normal human beings?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I'm supposed to learn from a pathological sleep averter?
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Could it be that we resist sleep because of a fear of the dark or, even deeper, a fear of death. A child feels too happy in the presence of a parent to "leave" easily. (We didn't have any trouble and that's why we thought it would be better to skip the nap.)
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