Kids Korner - Lessons from/with Our Kids

[JustLovelyJenn]

I just fond this thread and I love it.

My two kids teach me so much every day... They absorb everything... Sometimes its hard for me to connect because they love so many thing I never really got into though, like... video games. I don't DO video games, but I gave in and bought them a Wii and I listen when they tell me about their monsters and their triumphs.

I was always a bit too grown up for a little kid. My daughter is like me, but my son is all kid, all the time.

Yesterday, my 8 year old told me what shes going to be when she grows up.
A rockstar she says, but only at night.
A teacher during the day.
And she will have a husband. He will be a teacher too to help the kids with homework while shes busy being a rockstar.
But, she will take the weekends off to be with her kids.

I never had it planned out like that....

[jelli]

Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

I just fond this thread and I love it.

My two kids teach me so much every day... They absorb everything... Sometimes its hard for me to connect because they love so many thing I never really got into though, like... video games. I don't DO video games, but I gave in and bought them a Wii and I listen when they tell me about their monsters and their triumphs.

I was always a bit too grown up for a little kid. My daughter is like me, but my son is all kid, all the time.

Yesterday, my 8 year old told me what shes going to be when she grows up.
A rockstar she says, but only at night.
A teacher during the day.
And she will have a husband. He will be a teacher too to help the kids with homework while shes busy being a rockstar.
But, she will take the weekends off to be with her kids.

I never had it planned out like that....

Good job mom!

I have found that kids will talk so much when you get down on their level or take the time to play their game or listen to a song or two of their music.

We also have this thing at our house where everyone goes around the table and says a good and a bad thing or 2 good things of their day. At first they resisted and then it got to the point if we skipped it - they let us know.

BTW Tell your daughter she's already a rock star!!