Encourage Security and Happiness for Your Child

Security and happiness are some of the important parts of an individual’s development from childhood to adulthood. What you establish and learn when you are young is what will determine your feelings and habits as an adult and how you live your life.

There is no doubt that everyone wants to feel secure with themselves and live a happy life free from stress, uneasiness, and even depression. As parents, we play the most important role in the lives of our children. 

We are the ones capable of teaching them security and happiness, and we all want the best for our children. So let’s try to understand these concepts a little better.

What is Security and Happiness?

Basically, it is necessary to understand that it is very difficult to survive this lifetime without security and happiness. One can’t exist without the other – security and happiness go hand-in-hand. 

If you haven’t developed security, it is hard for you to be happy, as happiness is developed from the security that is instilled in you as a child.

Security begins as a mental state of mind, which leads to inner strength with believing in and respecting yourself. 

Happiness follows the development of security, because you will feel good about yourself and have a better stability to experiencing happiness and stability in your life. 

A happier childhood leads to a happier adult life.

When Does a Child Develop Security and Happiness?

From the moment your child is born, security begins to develop with that first touch and cradling. The first encounter with mom is the most genuine to a newborn. 

A perfect example of this is when you notice that your newborn will rest comfortably in your arms, but will cry in the arms of someone else – this is the first sign of security.

As your baby gets a few weeks older, you can begin using a baby sling to keep your baby near to you. This continues to increase the development of security with your baby. 

This in turn allows your child to develop into a happy baby. These feelings are essential in your child’s overall development through the early years.

In addition, the development of security and happiness will also lead your child to having better positive relationships with others. 

Adults who lack empathy, love, and the ability to form relationships with others, were most likely deprived of security as a child.

As your child grows, he or she will be better able to form intimate relationships, develop an emotional balance, feel confident with themselves, enjoy socialization, be able to understand and make it through loss or disappointing situations in life, and are able to share how they feel with others in confidence.

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