As adults, we are perennially in a hurry to teach our children. How about pausing for a moment and pondering what we can learn from them instead. That’s exactly what the last week has been like for me. A big opener!
Children expose our conditioning
Children are a mirror to our own conditionings, only if we are open to see it. Here’s a list of 4 hard life truths children can throw at you in the most unpredictable ways.
- Brutal Honesty – Children will tell to your face what they think and feel. And these expressions are valuable and as parents, we can encourage these reflections and assessments which help them in decision making.
- Holding no images – Children have no hang ups about appearing smart, intelligent, beautiful – something we adults chase sub consciously. They literally don’t care what you think of them. However, the words and gestures we use can think them to think otherwise and start chasing images based on our expectations.
- No fear of failures – Children don’t shy away from making mistakes. This naturally makes them open to learn anything from anyone. We can play a huge role in shaping an environment and relationship that celebrates experimenting, failing, trying and so on.
- There is no perfect moment – Children can start learning anything the moment they want to do it. They don’t worry about knowing something and waiting for the perfect moment. They learn and pick up skills along the way. This compounding of knowledge and skills is actually the most natural way to learn. Start Doing to Start Learning.