![]() ![]() Millennials are well aware that we face existential dangers. These are serious topics that are increasingly regarded as endangered. And, of course, people - you and I - must be able to make a decent living and survive. Following in importance is the preservation of democracy. The most important things on earth are the preservation of the earth and the living things on it. It can even be good to help your child see the humor in the world around them - to make jokes about serious topics (without being disrespectful). But so is the ability to step away, to recognize that the world will continue to spin with or without your efforts. Engagement in life, commitment are crucially important. Help children put things in perspective.Anything that makes someone feel good without sealing themselves off from life is, in John Lennon’s words, “all right.” ![]() Whatever that means for a child - reading, going to the movies, being with friends - yes, even playing video games. That is, they should set aside time strictly for playing and enjoyment. While teaching children to care for others and the world, they need also to learn to take time for themselves. They know how to engage with their children: listening to them, doing meaningful activities with them, responding to their good work and positive efforts.They also know to make sure children learn to take care of themselves: to eat well, to exercise, to do their school work, to reach out to others, to be considerate, and to form firm friendships. They must know that they are valuable, loved and the object of their parents’ and other people’s concern.All parents know important ways to do this. A child can’t be helpful to others without having their own personal strength. Make sure your child focuses on their own well being.Take serious things seriously, and encourage your children to do so too. The most important ingredient for a person’s existence is to know that life matters, and that their place in it counts. Here are four suggestions for also helping children to keep balanced and present in their own lives: So, can parents prevent their children from being so sensitive that they are overwhelmed by their feelings?Īfter all, we want our children to feel for other people. Indeed, he was overwhelmed by such feelings. He cared as deeply as his parents did about the fate of his country. How does that occur? While some children fail to engage, and feel purposeless, Thomas was as motivated as a person can get. ![]() Just before the impeachment proceedings began, Raskin and his wife announced their son had died by suicide. They also had a son, Thomas, who was a second year law student at Harvard Law School. Bloom is herself a brilliant economist who has served various government roles. He has been married to Sarah Bloom since 1990. Raskin has always been powerfully motivated by his ideals: “I am not going to watch democracy go down the tubes.” But Raskin is also a devoted family person. A brilliant attorney, he is a professor of Constitutional law. Raskin attended Harvard and then Harvard Law School. As a progressive representative from Maryland, he led the prosecution in former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the Senate. Can a child feel too much? Can they take their concern for others, and the state of the nation and the world, too far?Ĭongressman Jamie Raskin had a monumental year in 2021. ![]()
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