Pardon my absence. This past October I tripped and fell and changed my life a bit because of it. Using a cane all the time has reminded how much I want to write to special needs parent's issues but ....
First I want to briefly remind you that your child and teen is always in learning mode. Not till late adolescent does their start to be a time of moving to a learning curve instead of impulse.
Let me explain. Yesterday I had some young friends on a field trip. We went to the Locks and watched three different loads of boats move up and down, four different kinds of boats. It was a fabulous stroke of good fortune to have such traffic.
The whole idea of water levels and tying up and casting off and then two different kinds of trains went by near by..... it was just a smorgasbord of new experiences. Nearby a mother with two children added in casual conversation, 'and it's educational'.
It reminded me to underscore with those of you with young children: Every minute of every day in your young child's life is educational. From how they chew to what they play with, routines, inventory, transportation, it's all educational.
Tweeners more intensely so as they add social skills and their personal relationship with themselves. Only in adolescence do we begin to see the shift into wanting to present mastery on a minute by minute day instead of the excitement of being a learner.
How can you support them as a parent? Reveal to the kids you care for that you too are excited about learning. It's a simple gift that costs nothing and will, frequently, get you off the hook from feeling inadequate as a parent.
They will embrace your enthusiasm and share even more closely. Truly.
Love,
Deborah
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