LET'S LIVE WITHOUT HARMING!: Not even children

Children are vulnerable and fragile beings. They feel even more than adults, at least anxiety, as the areas of the brain related to it are more developed in them. This is logical, as a survival mechanism for beings who still cannot fend for themselves or defend themselves.

They are especially sensitive to physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect, which can cause lifelong trauma.

According to the World Health Organization, international studies reveal that almost 3 OUT OF 4 CHILDREN aged 2 to 4 regularly experience PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT AND/OR psychological violence at the hands of parents and caregivers, and 1 in 5 women report having been sexually abused when they were girls.

Most families are dysfunctional, meaning they do not meet their children’s physical and emotional needs. For example, 70–80% of Americans consider their families dysfunctional.

It is especially painful when children see their emotional needs neglected, such as love and respect. This type of emotional deprivation will most likely leave lifelong emotional wounds.

Children are not the property of their parents, but of themselves. Contrary to what many believe, the latter have few rights over the former and many responsibilities. Therefore, parents cannot do whatever they want with their children; rather, they have a moral duty to do what they can so that their children are as happy as possible, meeting their needs of all kinds.

This implies providing them with an education based on positive reinforcement, rewards and approval, avoiding shouting and, above all, humiliation and physical punishment.

It would be very beneficial for children and for society as a whole if parents were required to take a mandatory short course on how to be good parents. Everyone has the right to fuck, but being a parent is a responsibility, and it should be mandatory to assume it properly.

On the other hand, in some second, third, and fourth world countries, parents tend to have many children, prioritizing quantity over quality. They even contribute to underage children risking their lives by migrating on dangerous small boats to first-world countries so they can provide financial support to their parents.

Every mother or father is free to have as many children as they decide, but freedom goes hand in hand with responsibility. It is preferable to have fewer children and devote more resources to them, material, educational, and emotional, so that they have a better childhood and adulthood.

Instead of having so many children to use them for our own benefit from adolescence onward, pressuring them to work and support us financially, let’s do the opposite. It is parents who are responsible for caring for their children, not the other way around. Let’s practice responsible parenthood and…

LET’S FOCUS ON CHILDREN’S HAPPINESS!

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Thank you for sharing if you believe these guidelines contribute to a happier world with less suffering,