Creative Child November 2019 | Page 24

editor’s choice Creating a Nurturing Environment Where Children Thrive BY: Rebecca Eanes Children have been compared to flowers often as the similarities are evident – they are beautiful, they are unique, they require tender, loving care, and they each bloom in their own time. Often we focus on changing our child rather than changing their environment, but changing the environment has a big impact on how our children grow. If we consciously tend to our gardens, our flowers will blossom. 23