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Learning From Children |
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can learn so much from children. And most of us
have the good fortune to get to be closely
reacquainted with the magic of childhood twenty
or thirty years after we were children. If our
children then have children, we get another
lesson some years further down the track. It would seem that many parents see the teaching process as a one way street. Parents can also do well to spend more time learning from their children and less time teaching. Children know a lot more about having a good time than most adults. Children know how to laugh. They don't need much to laugh at. Sometimes they don't need anything at all. They laugh because it feels good. Did you get your quota of laughs today? They are delightfully spontaneous. Children don't analyse and work everything out. They are just busy "being". Whatever we meet grown ups who are so spontaneous, we tend to treasure them also. Let's do less thinking and more responding. Children are eternally fascinated. They are curious. Everything is a new exciting experience, to be absorbed. Adults switched off. Many of us have forgotten what a magic place this planet is. Children are also very accepting. They are without prejudice. Rich or poor or black or white, you are OK. A child is not your religion or your politics. Kids have enormous resilience and determination. If they want, they don't quit. Their persistence is really something to be admired, as well as endured. Children just keep going for it. When you learned to walk, you kept at it and kept at it. You fall over and got up. Finally you learned to walk! Do you still exhibit that kind of determination? In a nutshell - Spend time with children. Learn more about laughter, spontaneity, curiosity, acceptance, resilience, trust, determination, and your imagination. They are here to teach us! |
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additional information, or would like to set up a
Families Worldwide Chapter in your community,
please feel free to contact us via
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