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Update 11/03/2023

 When a baby giraffe is born, the mother kicks it until it stands and starts walking. 

A mother duck practically pushes a duckling into the water. 

I am sure most animals resort to some sort of "cruelty" on their offspring. They want their babies to walk and even dash as they have a risk of survival.  

However, humans have created a cozy community around their offspring, which induces protection until the child is fully developed. 

A human child takes 12-18 months to just walk. Doing regular human things will take many years. 

Following my post, we subjected our child to two more ordeals where his patience was tested. But now he can digest failure. Failure doesn't break him but pushes him to try harder next time. 

We failed this time, but less severely than before. 

Next time, we will win. 

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