Anyway, there are lots of things I've learned about kids, and some experiences I've had that I can't help but share. And since I was scratching and scraping for an idea for a post, this is something I thought most people would appreciate. Some of these will be things I've learned, and some of them just random stories that I find amusing . . .
- One thing I've learned is half of the time, you can tell what kind of person a little kid is going to be when they grow up. There's one girl in the nursery, and she's definitely going to be a cheerleader. She's all Miss Popular, she wants everyone to know everything about her, she has bleach blond hair, she talks a lot.... and then there's another little kid who is in my mom's class (which I've worked in a few times) in the nursery at church, and you can tell right off the bat this guy is gonna be a jock. Popular guy. I just love observing teen characteristics in little kids. It's so amusing just to see human nature in every age.
- Ah. Little kids. They truly listen to everything we say, eh? For good or for bad, they pick up stuff we say, and they WILL follow what we say, because they look up to us. For instance, a couple of weeks ago I was working in my mom's nursery class with some three or four year olds. I was playing with this little boy named Ransom (adorable name, right?), and he had a lion and I had a tiger. He was trying to defeat my tiger and be the most powerful creature ever (so typical of men, hmm? lol). So anyway, there was a little girl in there named Calah, and she was playing with a little bunny. She piped up while Ransom and I were "roaring" at each other, and she said, "My bunny isn't afraid of the tiger or the lion, because God is watching over her." I just smiled. See... they are listening.
- And also, little kids are very random. They're imaginations run wild when they're little... and sometimes it's quite interesting. The little girl Calah that I mentioned above... so she was once again just playing joyfully with her little bunny, and out of the blue she says, "Bunnies have cheeks like blueberries." Ah. Children. So innocently hilarious. Or the time a few weeks ago I was playing with this little boy named Anthony and I had built him a little garage for his little car. Well.... he was trying to smash the garage with his car, and so I made the garage start flying. And so for about 10 or 15 minutes, he was completely satisfied with chasing my flying garage around with his flying car. ~_^ As I said before.... ah, children.
- Another thing I've learned about children - they want attention, but they also want to be told what they can or cannot do. So they're usually not gonna say, "Is it right or wrong to do such-and-such?" But a lot of times they will push the limit to see how far they can go. And from what I've observed, most women (moms, babysitters, etc.) don't make any boundaries. Well. Fact is, the kids don't like that. And even worse, they're going to keep getting worse. I've discovered a firm, "No" is all they need to hear about 90% of the time. It's a marvelous word. And it works.
And just some things I like about children.... <3
- How freakishly adorable they are
- How they just want attention
- The fact they always want to hold your hand
- How they always want to be picked up
- Giggles & laughs
- Their innocence & trust
- Their little hands and big, trusting hearts <3
And I'm gonna go now. Have a marvelous Sunday afternoon/evening!
