Point of view
All of us want to give the very best to our children. We also
try to give them all that we didn’t get as children from our parents. However
in the process we forget to give them what we did get in our childhood. What a
child really needs …doesn’t cost much.
So here are some Dos and Don’ts……For Parents!!
HUG O’ WAR
I will not play at tug o’war.
I’d rather play at hug o’war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
Do teach your child to accept differences rather than create them.
HOMEMADE BOAT
This boat that we just built is just fine-
And don’t try to tell us it’s not.
The sides and back are divine-
It’s the bottom I guess we forgot……
Do let him/her make his own mistakes. It’s a lot more fun
INVENTION
I’ve done it, I’ve done it!
Guess what I’ve done!
Invented a light that plugs into the sun.
The bulb is bright enough,
The bulb is strong enough,
But, oh, there’s only one thing wrong…
The cord ain’t long enough.
Do let him/her be creative- think out of the box. You will be amazed by
the results.
ALICE
She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME
And up she grew so tall,
She ate from a plate called TASTE ME
And down she shrank so small.
And so she changed, while other folks
Never tried nothin’ at all.
Do let him/her explore and experiment and discover new territories.
FORGOTTEN LANGUAGE
Once I spoke the language of the flowers,
Once I understood each word the caterpillar said,
Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings,
And shared a conversation with the housefly…. In my bed
Once I heard and answered all the questions of the crickets,
And joined the crying of each falling dying flake of snow,
Once I spoke the language of the flowers…….
How did it go?
How did it go?
Don’t (the only don’t, but it’s a big one) ever let him
lose his sense of wonder and childlike innocence.
P.S. All the poems in this article are written by Shel
Silverstein, who was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer,
cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books.
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