Block #2: Steel Stability
Together Care and Safety provide great guidelines for building Steel Stability!
Demonstrating and describing for children everyday steps and precautions for care and stability allow them to gain a mental awareness of these priorities. It comes naturally for many families but for some these guidelines are useful building blocks that will help children reach a healthier, happier potential in this area both now and later in life.
It is helpful for children to understand how we deeply care about them. The words and actions of care and security provide a connection or bond that sets a strong foundation for learning. Conveying this idea to children not only allows them to become caring adults for the next generations in their future, but also allows them to develop and learn in a secure, low anxiety home, school, and neighborhood environment. Strategies and activities that allow children and teens to witness and participate in caring, stable interactions enable us all to live with caution and confidence instead of fear.
The combination of care and safety can be awkward for some because it involves a bonding or connection that is uncomfortable for some children and teens. If opportunities to experience appropriate care and safety are not provided, a barrier to emotional health is created and mental development can be hindered. A good, and perhaps best, way to achieve this goal is giving kids and teens an opportunity to take care of animals. There are countless stories of the healing effects an animal can have on people who have been through tough times. Whether it's a horse, a puppy, a kitten, a lizard, a goat, or even a chicken, there is nothing that quite matches the ability animals have to help us humans understand the benefits of crossing emotional barriers with a close caring hugs with animals. Developing the desire to make that animal feel safe and cared for is a needed skill for optimal wellbeing. There is a healthy vulnerability achieved that brings humility and the willingness to empathize when caring for animals. The combination of the learning elements of care and safety allows students a pathway toward the next blocks of responsibility and stable relationships.
Carbon and Iron smelt together to make and alloy called Steel.
Many people make a good living using this alloy made from metals from our earth for industries that buy sell, make, and use piano wires, building beams & materials, knives, sewing needles, and electronics.
Care and Safety smelt together to make Steel which is imperative for learning and wellness. The sense of stability from this combination allows children and teens to discover their purpose within and achieve their personal goals with confidence and enthusiasm.
