I treat my son like the man he will be someday. I make allowance for his brain development phases and I extend great patience as he learns, but I never treat him “like a kid.” Parents who coddle children until their teens and then say “Okay, time to learn how to live” are cruel.
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Yeah there’s a difference between Disney movies, reading Grimm’s fairy tales, and watching GoT with your 6-year-old.
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Oh, most definitely.
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He knows there are dangers around us. He knows his father works to protect him and provide for him, and that as a man he will be called on to do the same. He is learning some of these basic paths already. But he does so knowing he’s love and sheltered so he has time to learn.
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Another factor here is every 3-year-old boy *wants* to grow strong and face dangers. Every boy knows in his heart he was meant to wield weapons and slay monsters, and that element of his innocence is precisely the element most worthy of preserving.
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Excellent point
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