Bad kids

I came across this one on Facebook, and just had to share it because it is so true.  Its just easier to call children bad, because then we do not have to deal with the real problems they face, and we - the parents or grownups - can remain in control. Because that is 'so' what they need; someone to control them - so that one day when they are adults, they can deal with the real issues in their childhood life. 

Children's potential

Children Learn What They Live

If a child lives with criticism,
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility,
He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule,
He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame
He learns to feel guilty.

Taking photo's of your little ones

Impromptu photo shoot of two beautiful munchkins...

The power of influence

While I was babysitting a little girl, I realised once again what influence we as adults have on children.  While we were playing, she wanted to do some colouring in.  First she showed me a picture that her other babysitter coloured in for her; then she wanted me to colour in a picture for her.  I do not mind colouring in at all, but something got me thinking.  Why is she asking everyone else to colour in her pictures, and why does she not try it for herself?  Fair enough she is only 3 years old, and can probably not colour in like I can, but I thought she should give it a go.
Only then did I realise why she did not want to do it.  She was scared of going over the lines.  As a 3 year old that would be inevitable.

Turns out her teacher is somewhat strict

Making playdough at home with your children.

Play-dough is such fun.  Children love to play with it and they do not even realise how much they are learning from the experience and that their little fingers are getting exercise.

Being like children

‘Let the children come to me.  Don’t stop them!  For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’  Matthew 18 v 2-5

 

The other day, on our way home from school we played a little game.  Spot Auntie Joline’s favorite car…  ‘Audi!’ (‘TT’ specifically but the others will do just fine...)

So Darth Vader (a fictional name for the little boy I look after) was telling me that he would be an engineer when he grows up, and then he would design and build me my very own Audi and I would only have to pay half price because I am his Au pair.