Challenge yourself to slow down, to be led by a child, they are your equal, so why not let them take the lead?
Children are our best educators for teaching us to slow down, we need to trust their outlook. Children are fabulous at being mindful, they can rest in the moment, be captivated and totally absorbed by the ‘here and now.’ Unfortunately adults, technology and societal expectations work very hard at disrupting this ability from a very young age.
We are so busy, in so much of a hurry that we can barely stop to allow our child to try to put their own shoes on, before we are hurrying them along or internally absorbing greater anxiety levels as we bite our tongue, then get cross and do the task for them anyway.
Children’s behaviour becomes tricky and difficult when we force children to be adult led in an adult environment with adult expectations. A prime location being a shopping centre. Our stress levels increase as our children can’t meet expectations. From personal experience this never ends well. Here comes the greater challenge!!
So try something different….
We can’t commercialise and market the benefits of watching a ladybird walking up and down individual blades of grass. There isn’t an app. for that! It does not fit into our adult agenda and value system. We are just too busy.
But I challenge you to stop, notice and wonder…..
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