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Gifts for Children - ATTENTION - 2

....‘Cool sein’ ist das grösse Gebot innerhalb unserer Jugend. Diese Werte werden aufgebaut in der Kindheit. Wenn du Achtung und Respekt, Anerkennung und Aufmerksamkeit willst, dann musst du Wege finden, cool zu sein, sonst bist du ein Verlierer...‘…

‘Be cool’ is the greatest imperative among our youth. These values are built up in childhood. If you want esteem and respect, recognition and attention, then you have to find ways to be cool or you will be a loser.

How Do Our Children Learn?

Marketing?

The marketing experts are too shrewd to be exposed. They strive to connect their products to parents' needs. You have to have virtual reality glasses because everyone else has them too. If possible in a better version. You need to get it soon to be 'in' and 'cool'. Therefore, new products are constantly available in these areas. Business is booming because their appeal is overwhelming.

Therefore, digital learning is often inevitable in schools too. Drawing and modeling is losing its fascination in the face of such modern digital toys.

New products are needed so that these “new” children's needs can also be satisfied.

How important is it to know what a really important gift for children is! Children can only hope that their adult companions will be good guides, not seducers. For if they are seducers, then the children also become seducers. Seducers protect seducers.

....Neue Produkte müssen her, damit diese ‚neuen‘ Kinderbedürfnisse auch befriedigt werden können. Auch ganz in der Natur kann diese in Vergessenheit geraten. Moderne Spielzeuge können das machen! Wie wichtig ist es doch zu wissen, was ein wirklich …

New products are needed so that these “new” children's needs can also be satisfied. Even in nature, this can be forgotten. Modern toys can do that! How important is it to know what a really important gift for children is! Children can only hope that their adult companions will be good guides, not seducers. For if they are seducers, then the children also become seducers. Seducers protect seducers.

Circumstances

People adapt to the circumstances. Somehow they manage everywhere. Even in the North Pole. Children are raised everywhere, even in extreme living spaces.

Our brain is sensational. It is through learning that we develop our neural brain connections. These circuits are unique and culturally different. This growing into one's own culture becomes everyone's potential. The structure of the brain is strongly influenced by learning.

Children's brains are preprogrammed even before they are born. Therefore every child is different. Before birth, it was the mother's tones that influenced the brain. These neural behavior patterns are familial, cultural and very important. These should be valued, the individual should be accepted. Making sounds with the mouth, building a tower with building blocks, repeating it and learning the language with it, and then all of school learning, that should be trained through practice. This is how potential development works.

The child experiences himself as a subject in this daily learning. The more it experiences acceptance, the more it feels connected to the environment. The self-learning process is important to develop. Parents would like to direct this process themselves. Sure, it has to be prepared for this society. But where are the limits.

Children need companions, role models, not constant evaluators

The adults who are responsible for the upbringing want to steer the children in their desirable direction. They have their own goals. From playful fun, it becomes the object of the ideas, instructions, evaluations, support and educational measures of the parents. This seems normal, but it can have dramatic effects on the child. It notices that it no longer meets the expectations and expectations of the parents.

We parents and teachers are often not aware that we often treat children as objects instead of subjects, that is, we educate them for our own benefit and ideas, perhaps even proud of their performance, with which we plant them from their own system into ours . The child should learn what we consider important and right. After all, it is a child and cannot know what is important and right for it. Logical!

....Uns Eltern und Lehrer ist oft nicht bewusst, dass wir die Kinder oft als Objekte statt Subjekte behandeln, es also zu unserem eigenen Nutzen und Vorstellungen erziehen, dabei vielleicht sogar stolz auf deren Leistung sind, womit wir sie aus ihre…

We parents and teachers are often not aware that we often treat children as objects instead of subjects, that is, we educate them for our own benefit and ideas, perhaps even proud of their performance, with which we plant them from their own system into ours .

The child should learn what we consider important and right. Be better than others, defeat, win, even be better than me. After all, it is a child and cannot know what is important and right for it. Logical!

Basic Needs of Children

Reliable Connection and Autonomous Development

These two basic needs of children are often neglected, which, for example, can lead to a phase of defiance. The child has to come to terms with it, find its own solution and overlay unpleasant feelings with pleasant ones or bridge any pain.

Through playful experimentation, children can override such dilemmas. The better they learn to cope with it, the more successful they seem to be. They will then try the same as their role models, namely to use other people for their purposes and ideas.

Power and Influence are Developed in This Way

Children who fail to meet these challenges often tend to make themselves the objects of their negative reviews in order to get out of this pain. These children tend to like each other less and less and eventually get sick because of it.

Both those children who learn to make others their objects and goals, and those who make themselves the object of their negative evaluations and thus regard themselves as incapable, both have to perform a technically difficult brain function for this learning process. You have to learn to override the neural networks that cause your pain with other thoughts.

What Makes Children Strong?

  • The joy of discovering yourself

  • Self-learning processes,

  • make autonomous decisions,

  • experience a reliable connection,

these experiences make children strong. With such experiences they try to overcome the pain. And most of them manage it. But then they no longer feel the same joy and passion as before.

Resignation or Rebellion

Their natural need for autonomy becomes a constant struggle against paternalism, and their longing for connection changes into rejection and indifference towards the environment. You seem strained and driven. When they play, they want to, yes, they have to be better than the others and want to win. Children with a strong ego tend to actively protest, even rebel. If you learn this early on, it can accompany you throughout your life.

Others, on the other hand, withdraw, tend to be anxious and have little self-confidence. You resign. The carefree and open-mindedness of the children is gone. The more this affects their development, the more it will affect them for life.

We hold it because it is experienced everywhere as normal. We experienced it that way ourselves. It complies with the norm. But that doesn't mean it's good or optimal.

....Verführbar wird ein Mensch immer dann, wenn er bedürftig ist, ein ungestilltes Bedürfnis in sich trägt. Das wissen die Verführer ganz genau. Sie bieten den zu Verführenden immer etwas an, auch wenn es nur ersatzweise Befriedigung bietet...A pers…

A person can always be seduced when he is needy, when he has an unsatisfied need. The seducers know that very well. They always offer something to be seduced, even if it only offers alternative satisfaction.

Attention Seduction!

Connectedness and security are very important to us all. We somehow seek to satisfy these basic needs until we get there. But the way we try to do this often runs through seduction. We want to get this satisfaction mostly through achievement and recognition in order to be accepted into the community. Making self-worth dependent on performance is dangerous for our quality of life. (BLOG)

It starts as a toddler. It then continues in school, training and professional life. It is exhausting to strive for recognition all your life. Someone who has to do this is no longer a free person but a needy one, and such are optimal victims for seducers.

Fortunately, even if the brain has been deformed, it can be changed to the last. Therefore it is never too late to free someone from these entanglements, to DEVELOP. There are still games and gifts that help not to get entangled but to evolve.

....Zum Glück ist das Gehirn, auch wenn es deformiert worden ist, bis zuletzt veränderbar. Deshalb ist es nie zu spät, jemanden aus diesen Verwicklungen zu befreien, sich also zu ENT-WICKELN. Es gibt noch Spiele und Geschenke, die helfen, sich nicht…

Fortunately, even if the brain has been deformed, it can be changed to the last. Therefore it is never too late to free someone from these entanglements, to DEVELOP. There are still games and gifts that help not to get entangled but to evolve.

Not seducible!

There are few children who cannot be seduced by gifts. But how must these be developed so that they do not fall for seducers?

Such children pretty much know what they want.

They only do what they really care about. You do this fully motivated, with total dedication and of your own accord. Often a playful lightness can also be seen. With these qualities, they do not fit so well into daycare centers and schools. Adults often react awkwardly to such children because they are difficult to raise. Praise and blame hardly have any effect on them. Gifts have no effect either.

Therefore, many of them are sent to doctors and psychologists. They often receive medication there. Some quickly become artists or inventors, setting up their own 'company'. They like to get involved in an important cause and do 'their thing'. It is not uncommon for them to be extremely successful.

Many of the well-known entrepreneurs, poets, artists and inventors are such personalities. Others consider you gifted. Many then believe that genetic predispositions are responsible for this.

But there are many personal and social skills (EQ) gained through educational work that are responsible for their success. The joy of discovery and creativity is unbroken with them. Joy in creativity and imagination is what drives them, so to speak. Thanks to their imagination, they always manage to implement their ideas. The success that they inevitably receive builds their confidence. They don't want to prove to others, but to themselves what they're made of. Their intrinsic motivation was not destroyed as it was with the others. (BLOG)

....Ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten haben sie nicht gewonnen durch sogenannt pädagogisch wertvollem Spielzeug, sondern weil sie bei jeder sich bietenden Gelegenheit und den sich bietenden Möglichkeiten entsprechend ausprobiert haben, was sich aus etwas …

They did not gain their special skills through so-called educationally valuable toys, but rather because they tried out what can be made of something at every opportunity and the available possibilities. You can do something with water, stones, wood, grass, dishes, whatever comes into your fingers. Whether at home, in the great outdoors, in kindergarten, you will find exciting challenges everywhere.

The Most Important Gift

Sure, these children also received presents. But these gifts were no more attractive than the cordless drill from the tool cabinet. There are gifts that help protect the children from seduction.

The most important gift that all children need cannot be bought anywhere. You need a safe haven. Then they can unfold. The harbor does not have to be luxurious, it arises all by itself when a child feels that they are loved by their companions. You feel what love really is. You will notice the difference between “I love you” and “I love you the way you are”. Unconditional trust in the child opens up their potential. It's an important part of the port. (BLOG)

The safe haven is the most important gift we can give them. All children bring their irrepressible joy in carefree, self-designed games with them. Discovering and shaping is their natural behavior. You love adventure. They love to play, the more the better.

Adults often find play to be unimportant. We often think we can interrupt their games. We do not notice what we can destroy in the process.

Our efficiency thinking is dangerous for the children. We don't have to evaluate everything. Let's just be attentive and watch their behavior and creations. It doesn't matter so much how well the child does something.

....Erwachsene finden oft Spiel als unwichtig. Wir meinen oft, wir könnten ihre Spiele unterbrechen. Dabei merken wir nicht, was wir dabei zerstören können.Unser Effizienzdenken ist gefährlich für die Kinder. Wir müssen nicht alles bewerten. Seien w…

Adults often find play to be unimportant. We often think we can interrupt their games. We do not notice what we can destroy in the process.

Our efficiency thinking is dangerous for the children. We don't have to evaluate everything. Let's just be attentive and watch their behavior and creations. It doesn't matter so much how well the child does something.

Thoughts from the book by Gerald Hüther and André Stern “What do we give our children

The 5 Love Languages for Children - 'I Will Help You'

....Jede Mutter spricht diese Liebessprache. Niemand kann diese Sprache so gut wie die Mütter. Aber wie lässt sich das auf die Kinder übertragen, respektive wie kann einem Kind mit dieser Liebessprache auch wirklich der Emotionale Tank gefüllt werde…

Every mother speaks this love language. Nobody can speak this language as well as mothers. But how can this be transferred to the children, or how can a child really fill their emotional tank with this love language, and this into adulthood?

You can get to know the 1st to 4th love language here:

LS1-Tenderness LS2-Praise LS3-Attention LS4-Gifts

Love language 5:

Love services

....Unglaublich, was eine Mutter für ihre Familie in der Küche leistet ! Sie übernimmt damit Verantwortung für die Ernährung und Gesundheit der ganzen Familie...It's unbelievable what a mother can do for her family in the kitchen! She takes respons…

It's unbelievable what a mother can do for her family in the kitchen! She takes responsibility for the nutrition and health of the whole family.

Perhaps you as parents know the following: "What convinced me most of the love my parents had for me was and is their tireless commitment to my well-being. Every day my mother cooked well and healthy for me and my father gave me also helped where I needed him. " You usually hear sentences like this after the children have had children themselves, don't you?

The thought may sound a bit strange, but actually mother and father are a service company in some ways. As soon as a child is born, a 'contract' is signed for at least the next 18 years with the addition that one will also be available on call afterwards.

Providing service is demanding

Service is exhausting - physically and mentally. That is why we parents have to manage our resources well. Sufficient sleep and exercise, good and healthy nutrition, emotional stability thanks to a harmonious marriage are important factors here.

While we are constantly challenged in our business world to learn new things, to be up-to-date, many parents tend to be negligent in what is actually the most important area of ​​life, the development of the offspring, our future. There is no more energy or motivation left for this. One cannot - so one thinks - earn 'money' with it. How can you be mistaken!

However, anyone who has recognized that the family is the most important good that we can ever 'own' - or better: be responsible - will not deny a constant willingness to learn, but will be open to new and enriching things. Bravo! says conscience and society, because the latter will not be able to benefit insignificantly from it.

....Auch der Einsatz der Männer darf nicht übersehen werden. Sie sorgen oftmals für das finanzielle Fundament einer Familie. Leider kommt es schon mal vor, dass sie dabei die Wichtigkeit der Beziehungen innerhalb der Familie vergessen. Karrieredenke…

The commitment of the men must not be overlooked either. They often provide a family's financial foundation. Unfortunately, there are times when they forget the importance of family relationships. Career thinking requires total commitment, which unfortunately the family then feels too often.

The Balance is Important

Such interested parents try to have their partner's love tank filled as much as possible. That makes the whole family life easier and livelier. Everything that hinders that is rationalized away. Ballast is thrown off. The better the parents work together in a team, the easier it is to raise the children.

....Balance - ein schönes Wort. Das Leben fordert uns heraus, überall gibt es Möglichkeiten für Fehltritte. Man muss alle Sinne mit Vernunft dafür einsetzen, Wichtiges vom Unwichtigen unterscheiden und entsprechend handeln zu können...Balance - a ni…

Balance - a nice word. Life challenges us, there are opportunities for missteps everywhere. You have to use all your senses with common sense to distinguish important from unimportant and to be able to act accordingly.

Correct Help

See special Blog about this.

Sure, in theory we want the best for our children. But what does that mean? Giving gifts to the child can be dangerous as well as helping constantly. A mother will probably not put on his own shoes for a five-year-old who goes to kindergarten. She knows that HELP FOR SELF-HELP is required here, yes, it is a must. This means that our kind of help must be adapted to the age of the child. If the toddler falls over quickly, a wise mother shouldn't constantly help up, but give the child the chance to get up again. Ultimately, this should also be able to address the problems in adulthood.

A 4-year-old certainly no longer needs to be fed, an 8-year-old makes his own bed, and teenagers can operate the washing machine and dryer independently. Anyone who, as a mother, still helps the child here is doing him no favors. This is no longer love, but a sign of selfishness. This is often not so easily recognizable, but all the more destructive.

Is it possible to exaggerate self-employment education? Yes ! Excessive demands are an enemy of learning. Likewise, underload. Challenge is the basis of success. To do this, however, you need a little 'instinct'.

....Der Schlüssel zum Erfolg liegt ua im Finden einer balancierten Herausforderung. Über- und Unterforderungen schwächen die Willenskraft des Kindes. Perfektionismus macht es ebenso. krank. Nichtstun, sich selber überlassen sein, vernachlässigt das …

One of the keys to success is finding a balanced challenge. Excessive and insufficient demands weaken the child's willpower. Perfectionism does the same. ill. Doing nothing, being left to oneself, neglects the child's development potential. Enjoying performance helps the child to develop healthy self-worth.

Slave service or love service

Much of the parental commitment to the children is often not even noticed. It has become a matter of course. Such a matter of course is often only perceived later in retrospect and then perhaps also appreciated. Whether something is love or slave service depends on the motivation. Slave services are required; there is compulsion as the motive. A love service is a service to others, a gift. If I feel like a slave as a father, then I can satisfy a physical need of the child, but certainly not the emotional one.

Give yourself moments of reflection where you can become clear about your motives.

Role Model Works

To love for love's sake - that is a profound principle that in the family is not only limited to the offspring, but also to the entire network of parents. Children who experience their parents helping and supporting their fellow human beings, possibly unselfishly, will be richly blessed.

How do we achieve this goal of balance?

  1. The basis of all education is a filled love tank. How to populate this is discussed in the following blog: 5LS-Parents.

  2. Our role model shows the children what they can understand by love service.

  3. From command to request. The older the child, the friendlier the language. Wishes are better received than demands.

  4. Small aid projects - neighborhood help, support for the poor, support for social activities expand the children's understanding of love.

....Eltern sind die wichtigsten Vorbilder für das Kind. Wohin sie gehen, da geht das Kind auch. Die ganzen Werte werden vorerst übertragen, bis das Kind dann seine eigenen entwickelt. Gelingt es den Eltern, gute Vorbilder zu sein, dann wird der grös…

Parents are the most important role models for the child. Wherever they go, the child goes too. All the values are transferred for the time being until the child then develops his own. If the parents succeed in being good role models, most of the principles will be adopted.

Disruptive Factors

Taking Advantage of Being Sick

With many mothers, the maternal instinct really gets going when the child is sick. Suddenly they are over-helpful. The child notices that immediately. If you otherwise have to go through everyday life with a half empty love tank, it often looks very different when you are sick. The tank is quickly filled with lovely words and deeds. How beautiful.

The disadvantage: If a child learns that he is only 'loved' when he is ill, there is a high probability that he will also obtain proof of love as an adult through the various types of illness. For many, this is the only chance they can experience a sense of attention and charity. Too bad. Too many people have cups just to get the attention and compassion they need which will fill their tank a little.

....Viele Menschen könnten gesund sein, würde ihr Liebestank gefüllt. Aber nein. Gesundsein bedeutet oft Alleinsein. Keiner kümmert sich um mich. Also besser krank sein. Dann erhalte ich wenigstens etwas Aufmerksamkeit. Studieren Sie Ihre Umwelt. Kö…

Many people could be healthy if their love tank were filled. But no. Being healthy often means being alone. Nobody cares about me. So better be sick. Then at least I'll get some attention. Study your environment. Can you see this behavioral mechanism?

Postmodern Helping

People today only get involved when their most important question is: "What do I get out of it?" is answered satisfactorily. This social attitude makes mature help difficult. If the child's heart is already materialistic, even greedy, then love is about to cool. Only Conditional Love is then the basis of development. Like you to me, so I to you.

So the question of where we raise our children, and where do we move, should be asked more often.

When This Love Language Is Present

If this is the mother tongue of your child's love, then any favor and kind act will help fill the love tank. When the child asks a favor, it's not just about the matter, but also about the answer to the question: "Mommy, do you love me (still)?" If we react angrily and nervously to this request because we don't have time, etc., then we can help, mend the bike, explain homework, but the soul cannot recharge.

You don't have to help every time. Clear. But we need to be sensitive to this so that we can see whether or not it is possible to procrastinate without causing harm. In any case, we should respond lovingly to every request.

....Gerade die Hilfe bei den Hausaufgaben ist eine grosse Chance für beide Elternteile. Da braucht das Kind echte Unterstützung. Wird diese Hilfe geduldig und dienstbereit ausgeführt, wird jedes Kind Liebe spüren können...Especially the help with ho…

Especially the help with homework is a great opportunity for both parents. The child needs real support. If this help is carried out patiently and in a willing manner, every child will be able to feel love.

Children's Voices

Neo (7): "I know that my mother loves me. She always helps me with my homework. And when I have to go to the doctor, she always takes time off."

Irina (12): She lives with her mother. "I know my mom loves me. She sews my buttons back on to my shirt. She has to work a lot so we have enough to eat and wear. My dad probably loves me too, but he doesn't do much for me."

Lara (14): "I know very well that my parents love me because they do a lot for me. Mom sewed the costumes for our school performance for me and two of my classmates. I was really proud of them. Dad is good to help me with schoolwork. Especially in algebra, I was surprised how much time he took for me. "

Helping these children is an important ministry of love. In order to pass love on, one needs the experience of love. Love produces love.

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