tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post461294400557763082..comments2023-10-25T05:51:19.321-04:00Comments on The Human Race 600: Wednesday's WisdomCautionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07718956479819712204noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-84731323582346676702009-03-06T16:22:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:22:00.000-05:00I totally agree with what your boss said. They do ...I totally agree with what your boss said. They do it all naturally when they are ready and in their own time. Stimulation helps, and helps to keep them occupied while you're juggling a million balls and cooking supper at the same time, but in the end it's best to not be stressed about all that stuff.Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-60382835332981917202009-03-05T12:30:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:30:00.000-05:00Those words are so true! Let kids be kids and let ...Those words are so true! Let kids be kids and let us remember that childhood is not a competition, but a gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-78026539238959729562009-03-05T11:49:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:49:00.000-05:00That resonates with me too. I had to remind myself...That resonates with me too. I had to remind myself of it throughout the first two years of my daughter's life. Now that she's in potty training stage, THIS is the new competition. One mom even stopped buying her kid diapers in order to force the training a little more quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-18869773127295028312009-03-05T11:20:00.000-05:002009-03-05T11:20:00.000-05:00Amen sister! Our son started school in America... ...Amen sister! Our son started school in America... our daughter preschool here in Norway.. Although our son was more advanced than our daughter at the same age... he didn't know how to really play like she does... we now think kids being kids is more important than being the smartest in the age group... : )<BR/><BR/>Great blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669318430348189265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-90708579186600519622009-03-05T09:07:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:07:00.000-05:00I second that amen. Childhood only happens once. ...I second that amen. Childhood only happens once. It should be full of butterflies.Rechellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275733611928121275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-33701461697358083772009-03-04T21:59:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:59:00.000-05:00That really shoupd have been given to me as well.....That really shoupd have been given to me as well...all I got was, "We spend 2 years teaching them how to walk and talk and 16 years how to sit down and shut up."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11896061515444647254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-77131521053029995402009-03-04T11:46:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:46:00.000-05:00I remember reading similar words though more copio...I remember reading similar words though more copious from Anna Quindlen in her Newsweek or NY Times column(not sure which she was writing for at the time, but I read both). She'd thought she'd just ruined her children, not do the right thing, say the right thing, get them the exact right education, but the little things are resilient, & mostly just need to be kids.<BR/>~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-22653279769268888402009-03-04T11:37:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:37:00.000-05:00I wholeheartedly agree. Allow kids plenty of time...I wholeheartedly agree. Allow kids plenty of time for just playing....."Get outdoors and play"...."Shoo"...."Scram".....were some of my favorite parenting phrases. Seriously.....I know spending time with your kids is important, but even more so, kids need to have time for imaginative play on their own, to develop that innate creativity that cannot ever be given by a parent.Jeannellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506888396193293867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-57241944716551170212009-03-04T10:05:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:05:00.000-05:00Excellent words! I am going to copy them down and ...Excellent words! I am going to copy them down and give them to my sister who is having her first. Shhh, don't tell anyone, cat's not out of the bag yet.As Cape Cod Turnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047430228350114744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-75904667260714607662009-03-04T08:35:00.000-05:002009-03-04T08:35:00.000-05:00Good advice!And it is just as important for the pa...Good advice!<BR/><BR/>And it is just as important for the parents to be kids with their kids. Just my 2 cents worth!Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886045805509904850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4509837894723271120.post-15810386387517232042009-03-04T08:11:00.000-05:002009-03-04T08:11:00.000-05:00very smart person you know there caution!!very smart person you know there caution!!Laura ~Peach~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06436851234824883774noreply@blogger.com