{"id":5309,"date":"2011-06-13T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2011-06-13T13:11:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T17:11:17","slug":"the-significance-of-a-smile-on-the-life-of-a-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/the-significance-of-a-smile-on-the-life-of-a-child\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significance of a Smile on the Life of a Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Delilah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-599\" title=\"Delilah\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Delilah-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>What is a smile? A smile is a nonverbal expression of emotion. Smiling can indicate a host of emotions including joy, happiness, sorrow, sadness, cheerfulness, tearfulness, and lightheartedness.\u00a0\u00a0 Smiling can be accompanied by other nonverbal communication including body language, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, physical artifacts (clothing or apparel), and voice and speech inflections.<\/p>\n<p>Harwood (2006) discussed how the very gesture of a smile within the first developmental years has a significant role in the development of a child\u2019s ability to empathize and self-regulate his or her own emotions. Therefore, if a child is unable to self-regulate, it is a possibility that the primary caregiver did not show a proper amount of affection. Research seems to indicate that if a child is traumatized during childhood, it is especially important to have such a connection with a primary caregiver.<\/p>\n<p>During my own doctoral research which focused on \u201cThe effects of childhood trauma on adult perception and worldview,\u201d it was discovered that a parent\u2019s smile played a significant role in the life of a child.\u00a0 My research used a number of instruments including the <em>Parental Bonding Inventory<\/em>, which looked at an adult\u2019s memories associated with the role of their parents on their own childhood.\u00a0 \u201cThe PBI provided clarification that smiles or a lack of smiles are significant in the relationship between parent and child. Twenty-three of the participants recalled receiving smiles from their mothers as children, and 17 of the participants recalled receiving smiles from their fathers as children, whereas only 11 participants recalled that their mothers had not smiled at them during childhood, and 15 recalled that their fathers had not smiled at them during childhood. The significance of a smile arose when considering comforting and reassurance following a traumatic event. Furthermore, it is significant when considering how one\u2019s perceptions of one\u2019s parents frequently are reflected on one\u2019s own feelings of acceptance, self-worth, self-image, and the essence of one\u2019s self-esteem.\u201d (Brown, 2008, p. 84-85)<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Smiling is more than merely grinning, simpering, smirking, or beaming from ear-to-ear.\u00a0 It is a gauge which suggests our state-of-mind or state-of-thought.\u00a0 However, smiling does not always suggest satisfaction with life or a state-of-happiness.\u00a0\u00a0 It can suggest a state of nervousness, uneasiness, and unhappiness.\u00a0\u00a0 You have probably encountered someone smiling at a funeral, a sad event, or in a hostile situation.\u00a0\u00a0 If so, they were probably displaying a nervous emotion rather than an internal remark of happiness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parents and teachers play a significant role on modeling the smile. \u201cAn affectionate and nurturing parent seemed to have the greatest barring on recovery. Although not all parents are physically or emotionally expressive, nor do they outwardly show affection, when empathy was expressed through physical or emotional actions and\/or presence, the expression seemed to prove as a protective factor. (Brown, 2008, p. 84-85)<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of smiling are limitless. A smile can reassure another, provide comfort to uncomfortable situations, and display personal self-confidence for all to see. Even forced smiling can change an attitude, a perception and a personal state of being.\u00a0 Smiling\u2019s benefits outweigh its disadvantageous.\u00a0\u00a0 Smiling can lift one\u2019s spirits, and moreover, make a difference in each life you encounter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brown, A. D. (2008) <em>The effects of childhood trauma on adult perception and worldview<\/em>. Capella University, 152 pages; AAT 3297512, ISBN 978-0-549047057-1\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harwood, I. (2006). Prevention of insecure disorganized attachment: And maybe the ambivalent and avoidant as well. <em>Self Psychology News, 1<\/em>(4).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a smile? A smile is a nonverbal expression of emotion. Smiling can indicate a host of emotions including joy, happiness, sorrow, sadness, cheerfulness, tearfulness, and lightheartedness.\u00a0\u00a0 Smiling can be accompanied by other nonverbal communication including body language, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, physical artifacts (clothing or apparel), and voice and speech inflections. 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