Interesting! I am familiar with the children as flowers metaphor of the orchid and the dandelion. Orchid kids require a different type of attention to grow, but they can thrive under the right conditions. Dandelions can pretty much grow and thrive anywhere. I have one of each, and can attest that to date our dandelion is just easier to parent, and our orchid requires way more care. To your point - they are all so different, and then when we bring our expectations into it, even more so
Interesting! I am familiar with the children as flowers metaphor of the orchid and the dandelion. Orchid kids require a different type of attention to grow, but they can thrive under the right conditions. Dandelions can pretty much grow and thrive anywhere. I have one of each, and can attest that to date our dandelion is just easier to parent, and our orchid requires way more care. To your point - they are all so different, and then when we bring our expectations into it, even more so
I have an orchid child too. He's wonderfully sensitive, and so emotionally attuned. But he really does need the right conditions to thrive.