Happy Monday!
“The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out.”
We (and I’m sure parents are too!) asked several questions throughout a given day. These questions can range from “What time is it?” to “Why do people die?”—the range is wide. I came across this Teacher Tom article that was recently posted about telling kids the truth, even if it’s scary. While I don’t agree with everything he said, I silently applauded a few of his statements and thoughts:
“I hadn’t told her about it, I thought, because I hadn’t wanted her to be afraid. And now not only was she afraid three years removed, but feeling betrayed by her own father. I’m just glad she had the fortitude or courage or whatever it was to call me on it. I don’t want to ever again be in that position, not with my child, my wife, or anyone for that matter.”—in reference to 9/11.
“I’m not saying that we should, unsolicited, lay out the whole unvarnished horrible mess before them, if only because we don’t need to. It will reveal itself to them soon enough. Our job is neither to distract their gaze nor draw their attention to it. It is rather, out of our love for them, to answer their questions, to speak the truth as we know it, and to say, “I don’t know,” when that’s the truth.”
Majority of the time, children are much more aware of things going on around them and in the world than they lead on. “What anchors our children is not a sense that the world is perfect. They already know it isn’t.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/why-didnt-you-tell-me.html
Breakfast– Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and fresh pears.
Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with beans and butter, fresh apples, and fresh cucumbers.
PM snack– Ants on a log (organic celery, peanut butter, raisins) and block cheese.
Wee Sprout– Fresh cucumber.
Have a terrific evening.
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 7/15