Why do children not need to enter "society" so early? Here, "society" also includes school. Because true healthy socialization should occur after the formation of subjectivity, not when subjectivity has not yet been established and is prematurely covered by the collective. If a child enters a collective environment with strong evaluation, comparison, and rules too early, what they learn first is often not independence and maturity, but conformity, repression, sensitivity, and dependence on external evaluation.


Before they even know "who I am," they have already started learning "who others want me to be." As a result, many people continue to live in the eyes of others into adulthood: afraid of rejection, accustomed to pleasing others, lacking boundaries, and afraid to express their true thoughts. Therefore, rather than rushing to "adapt to society" too early, it is more important to first help children establish themselves. Establishment: self-awareness, aesthetics, self-confidence, expressive ability, world experience, sense of security, and subjectivity.
Once a child has a stable core, when they enter groups, interact with others, cooperate, face conflicts, and compete, their state will be completely different. They are not living to be accepted, nor are they confirming their worth through external evaluation. They can understand rules but are not swallowed by them; they can get along with others but do not easily lose themselves. True mature socialization is not about shaping people into "people suitable for the collective." Instead, it is about allowing a complete person, after entering the world, to still retain themselves.
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