On Kids and Change...

Image via WikipediaImage via WikipediaYou often hear people say that 'kids need stability' and that 'too much change' isn't a good thing for them.

I wonder about that.

Obviously, they need stability in terms of knowing that their parents/family love them and that they feel safe, but isn't life's only constant change?

Wouldn't we, as parents, be doing our kids a favor by forcing change on them to help prepare them for the massive changes they will face later in life?

And when I see how quickly kids can adapt to change, I start to suspect that maybe it is the parents' fear of change they are projecting on to kids that is at the heart of it.

This is on my mind because in the past month Paco (aka Maximus) has shown a ridiculous ability to adapt to change.

1. over the course of about 6 nights, he completely quit his pacifier habit of 3 years
2. in about 1 week, he's essentially become fully potty-trained
3. started going full days to school
4. has learned how to completely buckle (and unbuckle) his car seat

Yes, some of this is maturity, but some of it we said, "ok it's time to do this..." and he said, "uh, ok...DONE!"

And that was it.

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