Thursday, 6 February 2020

Emotional Care Across the Lifespan

a post by Jan McDaniel for the World of Psychology blog


Human beings do not come with instruction books. Perhaps they should because the need for an individual’s emotional care begins before birth and, in truth, well before conception. Ideally, all of our needs – for the structure and function of our bodies and the daily flux of interpretations, decisions and interactions with others – would be met. In reality, nourishment, education, self-control, and wisdom are just the beginning of a lifetime of supporting and fine-tuning the human estate. With every challenge, our emotional needs could be neglected or relegated to chance but that does not have to happen. Awareness of and attention to these requirements can enhance our lives at every stage.

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