Earlier this month, after dropping my 4 year old daughter at school playground, I went inside the class to put her bag into her cubby. And while passing by the playground, I saw her playing with her friends, so I stopped at the door and couldn't resist from watching her for a few minutes. I enjoy observing her when she doesn't know I am watching. It's the best way to learn things about her and her personality that I usually don't get a chance to see. When I am around, she's a little more cautious trying new things and knows I'll be there to offer a helping hand. And when I am not around or when she's with her friends, I sense that she tries to dig a little deeper and isn't afraid to try new things.
As I was peeking through the door, I saw my little girl hanging on the metal monkey bar and trying to move ahead one bar at a time. She could do two bar and while gathering all her energy to move to the next, she fell down. She got up and raced back to do it again. She did this same thing four five times and then cheerfully ran towards the tire swing. Wow! I was awestruck. I honestly didn't know she suddenly had so much strength in her hands and courage in her heart to do the monkey bars.
And then, a few days back, I saw few rashes on her palm. Yes, that was obviously from doing monkey bars again and again. I asked her not to do the bars for sometime, until the rashes are cured. And she replied " Then how will I learn? You know Mumma, Practise makes Progress"...Well, Thank you, Sweetheart for this amazing lesson. I smiled.
And guess what! She can do all the Monkey bars now. She glides through them truly like a monkey. Nothing could stop her from learning the skill. Not the fall, Not the rashes, NOTHING! And the best part is She is Proud of Herself. And. So. Am. I.
I
enjoy nothing more that observing my children when they don’t know I am
watching. It’s the best way to learn things about them and their
personalities that I usually don’t get a chance to see. - See more at:
http://www.lindleypless.com/#sthash.A2a3L5e0.dpuf
I
enjoy nothing more that observing my children when they don’t know I am
watching. It’s the best way to learn things about them and their
personalities that I usually don’t get a chance to see. - See more at:
http://www.lindleypless.com/#sthash.A2a3L5e0.dpuf
I
enjoy nothing more that observing my children when they don’t know I am
watching. It’s the best way to learn things about them and their
personalities that I usually don’t get a chance to see. - See more at:
http://www.lindleypless.com/#sthash.A2a3L5e0.dpuf
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