I want to start off by saying, MY ABS HURT. Thanks to my sister "Killa Kat Brown". I know this topic that I am about to type about has nothing to do with what I am about to spill my soul on. I just want to give you something to laugh at before I dig deep on how I am feeling.
These children above are my beautiful, smart, intelligent, and outgoing cousin's. At the time I took this picture they were 5 and 6 years-old but now that three years has passed they are now 8 and 9 years-old. It's amazing how children grow in a blank of an eye. It was like yesterday, they were wrapped in a blanket, spitting bubbles, learning how to crawl, sit-up, walk, run, talk, and becoming picky eaters. Well the being picky part, has not changed a bit, it just has expanded to a variety of other things which shows growth in them becoming into their own.I feel that children are great teachers. They are very observant and knows when an individual is genuine or when a person is not being themselves because of one's body language and approach. From my experience with working with children for numerous of years, I have learned so much from them on how to be patient and how to show compassion in my approach because you never know what a child may be going through or what their home lives are like.
The best thing a person can do for a child is show interest and listen to them. All children want is for someone to love them and give them positive re-enforcement. This type of positive feedback can better help build a child's self confidence as well as their self esteem. Motivation is key because you have to keep on building them up to the point that they believe they can do anything. My wish one day is that parents, teachers, and volunteers who work with children stop going by what the books says and start being creative by learning how to play around with different strategies to spark a child's interest when it comes to learning, because everyone learns differently. THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE and the future are the children. Continue to show love, compassion, and share your wisdom because if you are able to leave an impact on one child's life, YOU DID GOOD.
