Baby’s Concrete Sight
Being a mother of a baby boy does
bring me new sights. I’ve never thought about this amazement before. I just
know that baby does follow mommy wherever she goes, includes to the bathroom!
Before experiencing by myself, I just heard about this.
Baby will cry and crawl to find you,
indeed. This moment actually is not a big deal for me. I even am so thankful; somehow
it means that I mean a lot to him and nobody can replace me.
Several days ago, I read a very good
article released by parenting.com. The article is about Baby Separation
Anxiety. It tells about the anxiety feeling the baby feels whenever they don’t
see their momma or daddy (though the common case is the momma!). From this
article, I just know why. Children or specifically baby, who have recognized
their mommas well, actually don’t know about something abstract. They only know
about something real, about something concrete. An explanation on TV last day
also told me more about this.
Children under 9 years old actually
only know about something concrete. They only think that table is a rectangle-
shaped thing that has four legs. They don’t think yet that table is a wooden
property made from wood or trees!
This is what actually happens to the
babies whenever they cry looking for you. When a baby doesn’t see you, they
think that you disappear. They are afraid of losing you! They cannot
differentiate whether you will come back or not. You are not seen, you are gone
then. Yeah, so now you know the better reason of why you carry them in with you
to the bathroom! (lol).
From this all, do you know what I want
to say? Yeah, it is actually about our presence!
Do you know that our presence as
parents is irreplaceable? Let’s make our sight the same with our babies’.
Sometimes parents give children toys, DVDs, gadgets, or even money to “replace”
their presence. They think, by getting these things, their absence will be
forgiven. However, the fact is actually no! Not at all! By knowing these abstract-concrete
sights, we will know that for children, in their pure sights, toys are toys and
you are you.
Although when they are bigger they
seem happy to get these things, just believe that their need of your presence
is not actually gone. It is just hidden.
So, what will I say more? Come home
earlier and hug your kiddos more often! J
-Happy momma of a happy baby, Rahma Nugrahaini-
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