Mindful Parenting is a contemplative practice through which we become more mindful of our children and, in doing so, experience a more joyful life.
The Daily Sip: Listening To Your Child's Voice
And The Numbers You See
Remember when your child was learning
to count? Or perhaps your child now is learning to count. For
ourselves, we may take counting for granted.
1 -- 2 --
3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10
There is magic
to our child's learning and counting is a very special part of
that process. While we may not always be so aware of what our child
learns in school and of our child's day to day progress, we are
likely to be especially involved in their learning to count.
Can
you hear your child's sweet voice articulating the numbers?
1
-- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10
Did they
get stuck on or always skip a number? Was their pronunciation
memorable?
Perhaps your child is learning to count now, perhaps
they have not yet learned to count, or perhaps they learned to count
what seems a million years ago.
Today, let numbers -- your
use of numbers in calculations, your sighting of numbers on signs
or in reading materials, your hearing of numbers in conversation -- open
your awareness to your child, wherever they may be, and the wonders
of their development.
Try to hear your child's voice reciting the
numbers, even if for a few moments. Breathe deeply and
smile as you visualize your child's development from birth to
today.
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