"You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself." Galileo
An interesting thought, and one that anyone who teaches might want to consider. There is a belief by some that we already have access to any of the knowledge that any person has ever known -- we just have to get in touch with that knowledge that is out there, available, energetically. It may be true. There is so much wisdom in an infant as she interacts with the world, and it is a joy to see an infant in an environment which is enriching and supports development. Perhaps the support is just as Galileo says, we are supporting the person to know what he or she already knows. It is true in some forms of therapy, that a therapist helps someone find within him or herself the answers to their own particular life circumstances. In those forms of therapy, the therapist acknowledges the wisdom within the other. As caregivers we can model for others by our own behavior; thus, perhaps, we can help them find within themselves the answers to how to caregive themselves.
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