21 Powerful Memos From Children To Their Parents!
21 Powerful Memos From Children To Their Parents!
November 05 2016 - 08:27pm
Parents and teachers prepare lists and memos for children all the time: a list of books to be read, a list of homework to be done, a list of general safety rules, etc. An elementary school in Belmont, however, has tried something new. They gave an unusual kind of memo which was written from a child’s perspective, and one of the moms shared it on Facebook. Here is that list, which includes incredibly insightful advices to parents…
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1. Don’t spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all that I ask for. I’m only testing you.
2. Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it; It makes me feel more secure.
3. Don’t let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in the early stages.
4. Don’t make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly "big."
5. Don’t correct me in front of other people, if you can help it. I’ll take much more notice if you talk with me in private.
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6. Don’t make me feel like my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
7. Don’t protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.
8. Don’t take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.
9. Don’t be too upset when I say, "I hate you." It isn’t you I hate, but your power to thwart me.
10. Don’t nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf.
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11. Don’t make rash promises. Remember that I feel badly let down when promises are broken.
12. Don’t forget that I cannot explain myself as well as I should like. This is why I’m not always very accurate.
13. Don’t tax my honesty too much. I’m easily frightened into telling lies.
14. Don’t be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
15. Don’t put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.
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16. Don’t tell me my fears are silly. They are terribly real, and you can do so much to reassure me if you understand.
17. Don’t ever suggest that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.
18. Don’t ever think it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm toward you.
19. Don’t forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult to keep pace with me, but please do try.
20. Don’t forget I love experimenting. I couldn’t get on without it, so please put up with it.
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21. Don’t forget that I can’t thrive without lots of understanding love, but I don’t need to tell you, do I?
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This memo is not only about school and children, but also about the right approach to the world as a whole. Hopefully, these 21 bits of parenting wisdom have given you something to think about.
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