I am discovering that Paul is a very empathetic little boy. It was really rather shocking to me, although as I reflect on it, not very surprising - I am empathetic, why shouldn't my baby be the same?
On Tuesday my mother came over to my house. She was rather distraught over Christmas coming quickly and feeling unprepared on many different levels. Before she arrived, I had been feeding Paul breakfast (rice cereal and bananas - yum!), and we were both pretty happy. When my mom arrived, she was rather upset and within a few minutes (less than five), Paul was reflecting her mood back to her. He had a very serious look on his face and watched her very intently. He didn't smile until she began to smile at him. It didn't matter what I did, he was concerned about my mom.
The question for me becomes, how do I deal with this? I cannot shield my little guy from sorrow, but it makes me sad to see him unhappy. Oh well, I suppose as he lives a genuine life, he will figure it out for himself.
1 comment:
Belatedly I would like to say, what a beautiful little man! Congratulation! As far as having an empathic child, my son (Brandon) was very much so very early on. All you can do is continually offer reassurances during these times. Just softly but close by. They may not appear to even hear you but they do. and it helps them deal with the sadness, etc now as well as when they experience this strong empathy later and you saren't there to sooth them. It's a gift that will benefit him his whole life. Good that you recognize'd it early and want to help him cope! All the best, Ginger
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