Do we Teach Kids to be Powerless?

in parenting •  6 years ago 

When we tell kids that some magical person, thing, or event will remove whatever discomforts they are experiencing, are we enabling a pattern of powerlessness? Shouldn't we be teaching them to be practical, to develop real-life solutions to real-life problems (appropriate to their stage of development of course) rather than encouraging the belief in magical problem-solving fairies? persistance

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i do believe in magic though and that lots of things, people or an event can help alleiviate a person problems but yeah i think that
healthy internal coping mechanisms is important to instill in children

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