They say children are resilient

It always pissed me off when my concerns were dismissed because "children are resilient". No! They just become adults with tons of emotional baggage they can't even remember the origins of!
Children are easily distracted because they inherently know the law of attraction and are loving. They're easily overwhelmed by negative emotions and seek to escape them.
And getting used to something is not a reason to force them to keep going. How many of us have gotten used to abuse? Depression as a baseline?
We can create emotionally safe environments and take the time to utilize them. We've got nothing but time. We CAN honor their limitations. It all starts with us adults learning that for and about ourselves.