I see your point. On the other hand, there’s only so much a 6-month-old can achieve. At least the parents have achieved having him dressed and not throwing a tantrum or throwing up for half an hour or so.
It is somewhat doubtful this will make sense to you. Perhaps it’s not worth mentioning. I will anyway.
I understand your point. It’s my take that children are soaking up so much information at that age, they don’t miss a thing.
I think parents should do their best to convey love, and establish a foundation so the child recognizes that in them, and also eternal support.
Seeing our beaming faces when we look at them is the most healthy form of recognition.
There’s a difference between heaping mindless praise on them and expressions of support and love.
I don’t mean to be argumentative. Perhaps I’m not conveying a point that I see as productive to the mental health of the child.
Do we play into a dependency on good looks, by complimenting them based on their looks? Does this cause them to put too much weight on their looks?
Should good looks even matter? Well sure, but I think we can help them to form healthy forms of that.
Perhaps this is too tweaked to address. Just my thoughts on the subject.
Take care.