Comments on: Confidence: Are Babies Born With Confidence?

By: Adalia John

Adalia John — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:20:09 +0000

Hello Sandra, thanks for commenting – I believe children are honest – they will tell you what they truly feel. However, adults will say “oh don’t say that, you’ll hurt his/her feelings.” It takes them a while to learn to be “diplomatic.” In these early years, is it diplomacy or is it lying? Food for thought and might be a great topic for a post.

By: Adalia John

Adalia John — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:13:25 +0000

Andrea how awesome, I appreciate you taking time to comment on my post. I know, parents have good intentions – children are resilient and most will grow up to be happy, productive citizens of the world.

By: Sandra Hendricks

Sandra Hendricks — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:14:47 +0000

Children may not believe in themselves the way we think of confidence. However, they have no non-belief, so they have an ever growing ability to achieve.

I think that on some level children are born with sincerity too. They have a natural appreciation for life. I wonder if we teach our children to be insincere when we tell them to say thank you. Rather than teaching children to say the courteous things, helping them develop their normal appreciation could be more helpful.

By: Andrea - britetalk

Andrea - britetalk — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:28:53 +0000

Hi Adalia! I agree that babies are born with confidence. I noticed when my kids were little that the world had no limitations for them. They were so fearless… and this scared me a bit. As a parent trying to protect them, I was the one who imposed limitations. Hopefully I didn't impose too many limitations and crashed their confidence. Time will tell….
Thanks for the lovely post! Loving blessings!

By: Vickie McConnell

Vickie McConnell — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:01:15 +0000

Hi Adalia,

I enjoyed your post and believe that we are born with innate confidence, curiosity and an open heart. Although I believe it's also possible to take in negative influences in the womb, I feel that well-intentiond guardians and authorities begin to chisel away at our natural "selves" as you mentioned.

Thanks for putting your thoughts out here. What I take from this is an affirmation that I was born without limits and it's possible to get back there!! love, Vickie.

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