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I know a mother who had a very intelligent child that lived in an
apartment. When her daughter Carol turned six, she wanted to ride her
bike on the footpath sidewalk.
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As we all know, a
mother's job is to protect her child from injury and danger, so the
mother set the boundaries on how far Carol can go—just up to the
stop
sign at the far end of the Apartment footpath. The rule was, when Carol sees the stop sign, she must Stop and Go Home.
The rule worked great; Carol always turned One day Carol family was on a trip to Penang and about an hour into their journey, their car stopped at a junction with a stop sign and Carol said; Oh no! Now we have to go home. The stop sign had been ingrained into her head that it really meant "STOP and go home"! To Carol, as she was taught, the word STOP means immediately discontinue the action, do not move forward and progress further. When our children were taught that stops are meant for their safety and well being--their young subconscious mind can interpret it as not to advance further and limits their imaginations or creativity by staying safely within their boundaries. It is often that when our children’s were getting close to realizing their dreams, to changing their lives--hit a stop sign. They stopped because they are afraid to take the next step and don’t want to leave the certain safety and security with fear of the unknown. |
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When they hit a stop, they have two choices: One: Stop, do not move forward, do not pass go and stay with the familiar. Two: Find
that little nudge, that hidden hand in their young curious mind which
gently pushes them to take the first step beyond their present
boundaries--because with each step they take, they learned that they
will be closer to achieving their dreams, vision and goals. Some of those stop sign thinking might have been ingrained into their young mind for a reason--such as safety--that are subconsciously holding them back. We must look at all the
stop
signs and obstacles What will happen when your child crosses the stop boundaries that have been ingrained into their thinking--that is preventing them from opportunities, to push to their limits, to find ways to move forward; when Stop signs are actually momentary path-ways to success. <><><><><>
When a child is talking back,
she is just trying to prolong the
situation and avoid doing the task. If the instruction has been clear
and specific, then no extra explanation is needed. Ignore what the
child is saying and wait for a minute before enforcing the punishment
for not following the instruction.
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for a new Doctor =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Her five-year-old daughter Lina was unusually quite and the worried mother took her to see a doctor. The kindly doctor always try to put kids at ease by naming one part of their anatomy while pointing to another. The Doctor touches Lina left ear, cover its opening with his finger and said; can you still breath easily when I cover-up one nostril? Lina turned to his mother and said; Never underestimate
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