Child’s lessons

 

Even children can learn from visual examples.

I know that I am a visual person who learns so much more when a lesson or idea is accompanied by a visual aid.  Pictures, objects, photographs – any visual aid helps.

This is a great story I ran across the other day and I’d like to share it with you. Its a perfect example of how visual aids can bo very effective, especially when talking to children.

N New York City Teacher Shares a Lesson WIth Her Children

A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform.

She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. S

he then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully’s another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever.

The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. 

When I read this it had a profound effect on me.  I hear so stories of so many children who have been bullied and how it will effect them and it is so sad.  I think it is our duty as parents to try to make a point to children about how long lasting bullying can be and what a terrible effect it can have on others.

I suppose something worse than a child that is a bully is an adult who has grown up as a bully and continues to be one.  I actually know a few peole like this and it is very sad indeed. 

Give you little ones a gentlehug tonight and remind them that you will always be there for them no matter what.  Remind them that treating others the way they want to be treated is a good way to live your life. Help them learn to be kind and gentle people so they will grow up to be kind and gentle adults with compassion and empathy for their fellow man.

A kind word to a stanger is a great example to show your children that it doesn’t take much to reach out to others and show kindness.

Some lessons are better learned early and others live on forever. Use visual aids to help your children those lessons in life that will serve them well.