When you are a child, you have very simple needs: “I need you to love me, I need you to protect me, I need to feel safe, I need you to feed me, I need you to make me feel good about myself.”
Children who are happy do not bully, children who are happy do not act out, children who are happy are not mean. They do not grow up into teenagers who shoplift or take drugs. It is really important to get to these children at a young age and to meet their needs.