Ok so I currently have a 3, 6 and a 9 year old...when I saw you posted these videos I was all over them...I'm trying my best to be mindful with the changes of each of my girls. I see all three of them have been very needy....
Mine started to realise that some of the magic is not there but I want to keep for my younger boy…how do you handle that…do you really say yes Santa is not real and fairies don’t exist to a 9 year old?
I've mentioned in some of my videos about the holidays and the "sugar plum fairy" during Halloween, the older ones become the magic keepers for the littles. Some 9 year olds still believe more than we think and will hop back and forth as they have younger siblings around. For the 9 year old change if the child is still around younger ones and engaging in imaginary play you will see them still experience the magic of childhood. A great question to ask them is "what do you think" but neither confirm or deny their response. If the child is determined to know the "truth" share with them the magic they felt and how now they can be a part of it with their younger sibling if they would like to.
Ok so I currently have a 3, 6 and a 9 year old...when I saw you posted these videos I was all over them...I'm trying my best to be mindful with the changes of each of my girls. I see all three of them have been very needy....
Knowing the changes they experience at these ages is so helpful in learning how we can support each child.
Mine started to realise that some of the magic is not there but I want to keep for my younger boy…how do you handle that…do you really say yes Santa is not real and fairies don’t exist to a 9 year old?
I've mentioned in some of my videos about the holidays and the "sugar plum fairy" during Halloween, the older ones become the magic keepers for the littles. Some 9 year olds still believe more than we think and will hop back and forth as they have younger siblings around. For the 9 year old change if the child is still around younger ones and engaging in imaginary play you will see them still experience the magic of childhood.
A great question to ask them is "what do you think" but neither confirm or deny their response. If the child is determined to know the "truth" share with them the magic they felt and how now they can be a part of it with their younger sibling if they would like to.