As a pediatrician for 25 years, I have gotten a peek behind your kid’s eyes. When you walk into a room your son changes immediately, he relaxes because you are there and life is safe again.
As a pediatrician for 25 years, I have gotten a peek behind your kid’s eyes. When you walk into a room your son changes immediately, he relaxes because you are there and life is safe again. If you have recently scolded him, he scours your face to see if you are still mad, because he needs to know how you feel. You matter. Your mood changes his world a bit. If you are in a good mood, he can relax and play with his trucks. If you are upset with him he wants to make up (he may not show it, but he does) because you are the center of his world. He needs you to like him again. You, and no one else, because once you are happy with him, he can go about his business and life will feel good again. He can focus on school, get his home work done and pay attention during his basketball game. This is the power you have and that power comes from the fact that in this one child’s life- your child’s life- who you are matters as much as life itself.