HOW TO PLANT THE SEED OF AMBITION IN A CHILD

Contributed by Sandra Cobb [ http://circa1954.qondio.com/ ]

By Sandra Cobb

Society is full of those who are more than willing to live contently with
the status quo. Initiative, drive and ambition seem to have taken a back
seat on the list of priorities, if they even make the list.

Many people today, especially our children, seem to lack the self
confidence to try anything new. It is simpler to just go with the flow and
allow life to happen, watching others win awards and make the honor roll.

How can we turn the tide and begin (again) to raise children with a healthy
view of themselves, ready and anxious to make their mark in the world?

One of the ways to change a person's attitude towards life, is to treat
them as if they are the person you want them to be.

For instance, if your child is struggling with authority, rebelling against
his/her parents, teachers and others, seemingly oblivious to punishment,
then it is time to put another teaching tactic into play.

The first step is to imagine that child as being the person you know they
can be. This may take some work on the part of the parents because of past
experiences.

Think of it as a meditation or an experiment with visualization. Imagine
the child behaving as perfectly as you would like... without losing their
sense of individuality. In other words, imagine them as having healthy
emotions, desires and needs. You don't want to imagine them as little
robots, dutifully performing their chores, although that would be nice. You
want to imagine them more like little birds, getting ready to leave the
nest and fly on their own.

The second step is to start treating the child as if they already are that
person you have visualized. This means you must ignore the reality, and
react to the imaginary. Treat your child as if he/she is the best thing
since sliced bread. When done consistently and with the appropriate
affirmations of love, pride and joy, the results will amaze you.

Show the child how happy you are to have been blessed with the gift of
their life.

Treat a person as if you expect the worse from them, and that is what you
will get.

Likewise, treat them with respect and show them that you have confidence in
their abilities, and you will see a new person that has been hiding inside
of them.

Everyone wants to be accepted for who they are. The problem is that many
people today have decided that they can only be good at one subject in
school, or only good in sports, or music, or whatever their favorite
activity is. They have lost the desire to excel at many things because they
see so many others already being successful in their favorite activity. The
typical response is, "Johnny does it better than me, so why try?"

It is up to us to teach the children well. Self confidence and ambition
should be high on the list of priorities when teaching our children well.

I Know

"I overheard this conversation while the girls were taking a shower," says their Mom.


Mia:       "Bella, I know something about people in the world."
Bella:     "What?"
Mia:       "God gives us to the world and we go back to God
                when we die."
Bella:     "Yeah."

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

 

My new 5 month old granddaughter Tori

Great Rice Mom!

                                                       

                                                        

 

My 5 year old granddaughter said,

"Mommy, can you make some more

of that yummy rice cereal? 

I'll have to eat the bowl if you don't."

I Have A New Granddaughter!

She is so precious.  She will be 5 months old on February 17.  I haven't seen her in over a month!  I can hardly wait to see her this week.  The last time I saw her she was smiling and laughing out loud and just

becoming aware that she had control of her hands. 

A 3 Year Old's Personalized Version of "B-I-N-G-O"

 

My daughter is three and a half years old and is in Pre-school so her imagination is growing each day.

She has an Uncle Gino whom she loves very much and expresses it in a special way by singing new lyrics to a popular kid song:

B...I....N.....Gino; B...I...N...Gino....B I N Gino...and Bingo was is name oh!

Her sweet voice combined with her confidence that these were the true lyrics was precious.

She was able to perform this version for her Uncle at Thanksgiving this year, melting his heart and generating lots of smiles.

Hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays!!!  Thank you! Monica

How God Makes Us

I just wanted to share my conversation with Mia today. Here is what she asked and then answered herself:

"How does God make us? He paints us and paints everything, then in the morning the people and the things he painted are alive. He even painted me and I'm alive. (Not the houses and the bricks, just the people and the animals). Did you know God is a magician? He is. He's an artist."

I received this in an e-mail from my son, Justin, today.