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Saturday, January 6th, 2018

Why Parents Must Understand the Difference Between Pain and Discomfort [One Minute Feature]

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Should parents try to keep their children away from every kind of pain and discomfort? After all, these things will only have a negative effect on them later, right?

Why Parents Must Understand the Difference Between Pain and Discomfort [One Minute Feature]

Well, the answer to these questions depends on if you are confusing mild discomforts with actual pain. Sometimes, discomfort is exactly what a child needs in order to avoid pain and harm later on in life.

How Many Parents Confuse Pain and Discomfort

Nobody wants their kids in pain—whether it’s physical, psychological, or otherwise. Avoiding pain is natural, but pain-avoidance to an extreme can get confused with mere discomfort-avoidance. I believe one reason our nation’s opiate abuse rate is epidemic is this very reason.

Pain is God’s alarm system for human beings. When we continually go out of our way to keep our kids pain-free or discomfort-free—particularly when either stems from the natural outworking of their actions—we rob them of learning and character-building opportunities. Basically, we turn them into snowflakes. Kids don’t need a pill for every hang-nail they acquire, and they don’t need counseling when they lose a game—or an election.

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About Me

I am the Founder of Shepherd’s Hill Academy, a Christ-Centered, nature-based, therapeutic boarding school, the Host of License to Parent, and the Author of the book “The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill:  An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions.”  The environment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is intentionally designed to provide a rich, discipleship-focused atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing to troubled teenager and their families.  Learn More

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