Child's Secret Garden: Understanding Children's Dreams: Understanding Children's Dreams

Author: Spier
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features:
- By understanding a child's dreams, you can learn about their true thoughts;
- By understanding a child's dreams, you can discover their hidden talents and start nurturing them at the earliest stage;
- By understanding a child's dreams, you can promptly identify psychological issues they may be facing and address them early to help them grow healthily.
Children often regard their dreams as a paradise, immersing themselves in it as they fall asleep. They also frequently wish to share their vivid dreams with patient adults. If parents immediately show interest in the grand achievements in their child's dreams, the child will become particularly excited. When a child has a nightmare, they will expect comfort and reassurance that the frightening events will not happen. If handled properly, these nightmares will no longer occur when the child is sleeping.
In this book, Dr. Spier helps parents gain a deeper understanding of their children's dreams. She particularly emphasizes the significance of the objects and symbols in their dreams: they reflect the relationships children have with their parents, peers, and school. In other words, Dr. Spier provides parents with a valuable guide to understand the representative relationships that certain children may have or dream about. By trying to understand their children's dreams, parents can undoubtedly open a better door to connect with them, otherwise they might fail to fully understand or even misinterpret them. They can also gain further insight into the difficulties and conflicts the child faces in family and school life, allowing them to resolve these issues before they escalate due to neglect.