Stylish Spaces

The man who does not value himself; can not value anything or anyone. Ayn Rand As good parents we are expected to keep correcting the moral compass of our children till it conforms to societal needs – and that includes telling them to be less selfish and more selfless in their actions and speech. Schools promote and teach that in abundance as well – by advertising and putting on great shows for a great cause - all the bake sales are the gold standard for that. But what in reality are we teaching our children? A forced sense of conformity, how they need to act, behave and think in a certain way to be accepted and valued by others? No wonder so many of our children end up having emotional problems. I have worked in schools and the emotional problems are alarmingly starting earlier and earlier each year – but is that at all surprising? We have lost the art of nurturing the individual. We hardly give children any chance to find anything out for themselves or discover who the...