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Fear Management Lessons From Children
Each kid faced the same obstacle. They reached a certain height on the rock wall. They looked down and froze, mustering just enough energy to speak a few words.
“I can’t go any higher.”
Each parent took the same approach to get their kid to go a little higher.
“Just go one peg higher and then you can come down.”
Each child went one peg higher and stopped.
“I want to come down now.”
“Okay. Now go one peg higher.”
With a little more encouragement, each one climbed a peg higher. By now, most of the kids climbed to the top without any additional hesitation.
One Peg At A Time
You can guess what happened. Each child had a predetermined belief about how high they could go. Going beyond that height caused them fear.
The fear results from a predetermined belief. They believe they are capable of reaching a certain height. If they try to go higher they’ll fall.
When we encouraged them to go just one peg higher, it forced them to question that belief. After going two pegs higher, they now had enough confidence they could climb to the top.
