When we define our kids like this, using labels or comparisons—or sometimes even diagnoses—to capture and categorize them, we prevent ourselves from really seeing them in the totality of who they are. Yes, we are human and our brains organize the incoming streams of energy flow as concepts and categories. It’s just what our brains do. But part of our challenge is to identify such categories and liberate our own minds from their often constraining impact on how we see our child.
