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Everything in life is changing every day, all of the time. Change is as basic a part of our reality as night as day is. If there is one thing that you can count on in life, it is the unpredictability of change. As human beings our bodies are in a constant state of change, our minds are always evolving, and our attitudes towards life are changing every minute by what we are experiencing from everything around us.

For example, something that we may have swore to a few years ago may now be almost impossible for us to imagine ourselves being. When we look at old photographs we wouldn’t imagine wearing the same clothes as we did in the past as was shown on the photos. The things that we take for granted as absolutes, impervious to change, are, in fact, constantly doing just that.

So the real question here is, how do you teach your children to handle this phenomenon called change, and how do you deal with it in your everyday life? Are you teaching your kids to resist change or are you teaching them that change is good and that change means growth? The child who grows to an adult accepting change as a way of living, that welcomes change as a healthy functioning person, is on the road to a very fulfilling life.

On the other side of the token, those children who are intimidated by change and avoids new experiences because they fear failure, will stay destined for a very unhappy life who will always have a reason not to go after their dreams. It appears that it is unhappy people who most fear change and if you are raising your children to fear change, then you are raising them to be extreme neurotics who will be unable to handle the world it its ever-changing phenomena.

So how do we as parents strive to teach our children not to fear new things? Teaching your children to welcome change involves adopting new attitudes and changed behaviors in your everyday dealings with them. Teaching your child to overcome fears of change will also involve you coming to grips with your rigid thinking and actions.

You must also take a closer look at the risks involved in raising children to welcome rather than dreading the change. Learning to embrace change begins with you examining your own attitudes and behavior towards the unknown for both you and your children.

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