Monthly Archives: December 2018
Alone with myself (part 2)
SENSE EQUILIBRIUM OR BRILLIANT FUETE? “In the group of our Irishka, everyone is recorded somewhere. Who attends music lessons, who dances, who goes to figure skating or gymnastics, but she does not want to go anywhere. We are afraid that she will miss this “time of great opportunities.” Should we persevere and choose something for her? ”It is very difficult to decide when it is necessary to push the child, when to hold. On the one hand, we are worried that our child will lag behind others if we are not persistent enough. On the other hand, there is a risk that our perseverance will only increase the child’s resistance and make him, so to speak, “chronic”. Before making a decision, think about what your baby is and what he may need. Does he show even the slightest interest in those activities to which you would like to attract him? Does he like those peers who attend these classes? Continue reading
Alone with myself (part 1)
In our efforts to keep the children busy, to make every hour of their life meaningful, entertaining, developing, do we not forget that they, like us, need just free, personal time, not planned by anyone. Time to relax, think, dream, just to “fool around” (an activity not very loved by school teachers). We feel annoyed when the child refuses some useful, from our point of view, classes after school, but is ready for the tenth time in a row to play the same film. Why does it make us sad and angry? Probably, deep down in our hearts, we believe that something is wrong with him or that we cannot cope with our parental responsibilities if we did not load our child every minute with something useful. Recall, however, how many of us are able to be active all day without breaks, whether it is a relaxing hot tub, talking with a friend on the phone, or a silly series? Even babies need to be alone for some time each day, knock on their rattles, carefully examine their toes and listen to music. Continue reading