My older brother and his wife recently had their first child.

Maybe it’s the birth of my niece that has made me more aware of the issue, or maybe it’s patients of mine who relate stories of how they would never let their children do this and that. In the clinic, it is not my place to be counseling parents on how to raise their children, especially as I don’t have any of my own. The issue I am referring to is that of overprotecting and censoring children from stimuli and experiences that are actually integral to holistic development and maturation.

It is definitely important to keep children safe, yet hearty doses of full spectrum “real life” experience are vital to optimal health on all levels.

Here is an article from The Daily Telegraph that addresses the point.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23709886-5005941,00.html

Here is a great video from TED that also touches on the subject.

In Health,

–
Nhan-Esteban Khuong, L.Ac.
www.SGVJeetKuneDo.com