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36 sats \ 4 replies \ @DesertDave 21h \ parent \ on: Parent Corner: Proud Parenting Moment alter_native
Depends on what they are exposed to. Even before they are 2, they are picking up behaviors from others. They can learn to be possessive quite young. But I don't think it is inherent to humans to be that way. Small kids don't even have a concept of possession and ownership until we teach them about it. We project on the them and teach them to "share" while also teaching them that things belong to them or others. That just my experience and opinion.
It's a nice thought. I tend to think all of our positive and negative traits are inherent. How strongly they end up being expressed is what varies.
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Maybe. I think we project into our kids a lot more than we realize without even knowing it. Small children are very perceptive. And we teach them bad habits without knowing it all the time. Again, I don't know. It's just how I see it. And all is to say, you probably have done a good job parenting to have such a giving child. 👍
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we project into our kids a lot more than we realize
Absolutely. Our daughter was a little bit slow in her speech development. Once she could articulate her thoughts, it was pretty astonishing how much she had been picking up on.
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My son was slow to speak also. He was just taking his time. He was a great observer. Maybe quiet children take a lot of information in because they aren't busy talking. That's how it was for him anyways. He was like me in that way. We all have our different gifts and processes.
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