Why Emergent Energy in Children is So Important #childdevelopment #attachmentparenting #shorts

Name: Why Emergent Energy in Children is So Important #childdevelopment #attachmentparenting #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-09-26T03:00:35+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: AI Todd @ Transformative Parenting
Description: A short parenting/child-development commentary arguing that young children possess a natural, emergent play energy that adults and environmental factors…

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A short parenting/child-development commentary arguing that young children possess a natural, emergent play energy that adults and environmental factors can suppress (overly restrictive adults, school constraints, excessive screen time). The speaker emphasizes that a secure, deeply connected attachment—what they call a “secure base”—helps children feel safe to explore, create, and play, allowing that emergent energy to flourish.

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Children generally start off with a lot of this energy. That's why when they're little, you can spend a lot of time and effort getting them an amazing, expensive toy. And all they want to do is play with the box. Because to them, it's not just a box, it's a rocket ship or a race car or a tree house. Unfortunately, over time, there are a lot of forces at play that can suppress this energy in kids. Things like adults that are always telling them to stop it, or schools that don't allow for this energy enough or too much screen time, which doesn't necessarily leave enough room for their own emergent play. The main factor in helping our children develop this emergent energy is helping them to, as often as possible, over time, feel deeply connected and secure. We've all seen this in our children. Sometimes when a child is feeling really loved and content and secure, they don't cling. They venture forth. They go explore and create and play. This is just one part of why I named a secure base as that master key.