[ He isn't all the surprised. This is what most people question. ]
To understand the practice I must tell you where it came from.
It is not only the Jedi who wield the Force; there are also the Sith. They are obsessed with only power, and will do anything to achieve it, no matter what evil things they must do.
Fear and anger and resentment of losing what you are attached to leads to the Sith and the dark side of the Force. This we learned millennia ago, during a war that nearly destroyed the galaxy between the Jedi and the Sith. To avoid history repeating itself, it was agreed bringing younglings to the Order before they have matured enough to form attachments would be best.
So to answer your question: they may remember their families, and perhaps feel an attachment to them - but not one that they have learned to be afraid to lose.
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To understand the practice I must tell you where it came from.
It is not only the Jedi who wield the Force; there are also the Sith. They are obsessed with only power, and will do anything to achieve it, no matter what evil things they must do.
Fear and anger and resentment of losing what you are attached to leads to the Sith and the dark side of the Force. This we learned millennia ago, during a war that nearly destroyed the galaxy between the Jedi and the Sith. To avoid history repeating itself, it was agreed bringing younglings to the Order before they have matured enough to form attachments would be best.
So to answer your question: they may remember their families, and perhaps feel an attachment to them - but not one that they have learned to be afraid to lose.