Prewired to Love
Mar 25, 2022
What we were exposed to when we were young typically becomes our norm when we are older.
Think about how you show love to others and then reflect on how the adults in your life showed love when you were being raised. Are there similarities? If so, it's not a mystery that we repeat the behaviors we learned as children (unless we vowed to do the exact opposite!)
You deserve to experience the love you want your children to seek. If you feel in your gut you are not experiencing love in a way that you and your children deserve, it's important to work on changing it for yourself and for them. Sometimes people who have a low self-worth don't understand that they deserve to love and to be loved deeply. But they do. Everybody deserves a high standard of love and respect.
When children see chaos, they believe it's normal. When parents are constantly yelling at each other, they will subconsciously gravitate towards people and partners that fit into that "comfort zone."
When children see adults show love and respect, that becomes their standard. They will seek out people who have that same standard.
By understanding that children who grow up feeling loved deeply become adults prewired to love deeply, you give them a gift which they can pass on to future generations.
