Compare the brain of a child with a computer sitting on the shelf in a shop. the basic but vital functions are in place; everything to keep the child alive. Like the ocmputer that can start up and run, the child’s heart beats, she swallows,, the circulation is working perfectly and the body performs m any more miracles without any active interference. 

The child copies everything he sees and hears. The information she gathers is programmed into his subconscious mind. If this wasn’t not the case, we would have to learn things again and again. If we drive a car, we no longer think about braking or steering. it is automatic. we merely deal with unexpected situations and think other thoughts on our journey to our destination. I have many times found  myself in a place I didn’t want to be because my subconscious mind took me there. I was on auto pilot. A journey I have done so many times which became second nature. 

In the first two yers, a child mostly functions from the subconscious mind. 

Young children do not think, they download. Children can learn several languages at the same time without a problem. Only later in life children learn about limitations and then they copy those too.

We learn many positive behaviours and negative ones too. 

Babies are born with two fears. One is loud noises and the other  is falling. All other fears have been learned and copied. Fear can be useful and protect us from actions or situations that could harm us. Fear can also stop us from doing things that make our lives better. 

Sally and Jim, a married couple I know, are constantly arguing with each other. Sally treats her husband with very little respect and calls him names. Guess what? Their son Peter treats his father in the same way, with no respect and calls him names. We cannot blame Peter for his behaviour. He is just copying his mother. 

Let’s be aware of how we interact with each  other, how we behave and what we say. Our children are watching and copying us all day long.