Guidepost 6: Cultivating Creativity; Letting Go of Comparison

…….Social media presents a deep, dark hole for many parents, encouraging dangerous comparisons that erode acceptance. From conception through childbirth, we know only love and acceptance for our children. Yet, as we and our children engage with the wider world, we start making decisions based on others. This competitive and comparison-driven norm is so ingrained that we don't realise the dangerous message it sends to our children. It shifts the focus from belonging to merely fitting in—terms that are interchangeably used yet bear such different meaning. Fitting-in; looking for approval outward. Belonging; looking for approval inward.