Hi
Anyone that has spent any time with kids will know what I mean. The unjudgemental clarity with which they view each moment is astounding and we can learn
much from.
Dominic asked me why I was grumpy today, so I told him that I was a bit tired so I was sorry that I shouted at him after the 18th time I asked him to get ready for the bath.
He said that is ok but wanted to know why it was ok for me to shout, however when him and his brother shout they get told off.
He has a point..
- we tell them not to shout and then shout at them
- we
tell them to go to sleep yet stay awake late on a school night watching crap on TV
- we tell them no icecream, yet can't say no to a choc bar or glass of wine that same eve
- we tell them to be polite and then spend the day annoying our spouses
- we tell them to respect others then shout at a slow driver in our way..or talk about others behind their back in front of the kids
- we see parents telling kids not to 'make the same mistakes I did' yet don't make the effort
to change
Children will never do what we SAY (at least not for long), however they WILL do what we DO
They mirror the actions and habits of those around them.
I'm far from a perfect parent, however I should be happy that I learn from moments like
these.
Children live in the moment and adults (mostly) live in the future or past..can anyone else see the problem here?!
We should maybe apply this ethos to our health focus?
Telling ourselves that we SHOULD do something makes our inner child rebel.
Taking action and doing something will be a good role model to our inner child..and those around us.
Try
this:
' EAT like an adult and PLAY like a child'
In other words, stop yourself eat anything from a packet, run about like crazy, be grateful and enjoy the wonder of each moment...now.
Be a role model to YOU ,
J
