From Fear to Fun: Height matters
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From Fear to Fun: Height matters
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About this listen
This episode explores how height shapes safety, trust, and cooperation in pediatric care. Being looked down upon is not just symbolic — it triggers a primal fear response. For children, who are physically smaller and already vulnerable, an adult towering above them can feel overwhelming and threatening, especially in a hospital setting.
We cover:
- Why being looked down upon activates fear and reduces cooperation
- How height creates subconscious power imbalances
- Why adults standing over children send intimidating signals
- How hospitals amplify this height‑based fear
- Why approaching a child from above feels like “predator behaviour” to their nervous system
- The transformative power of squatting down to meet children at eye level
Key takeaway:
Height matters. When we crouch to meet children at eye level, we dissolve intimidation, build connection, and create the safety needed for genuine cooperation.
Tune in for a simple but powerful shift that changes the entire encounter.
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Music by Sascha Ende via ende.app
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