Funny Things Children Say |
Posted: May 9, 2018 |
If I kept a record of all of the funny things my kids have said to me, I really think that I could put a book together. I love that children are so genuine and sincere and when they say something funny, many times it's not meant to get laughs. It often comes from an entirely new point of view and they are really serious when they're saying it which makes it even more adorable. Children look at things with no reference points. In other words, everything they see or hear or say is generally for the first time. For instance, a mother and father were standing on the patio with their three-year-old daughter when it started to rain. The father, looking up at the grey clouds said, "It looks like it's going to rain cats and dogs." The little girl slowly raised her head and looked up into the sky was about to drop cats and dogs from the very clouds above their heads. She looked at her mum, and then her dad and said, "Can we keep them?"
The world is big and new to kids and so is everything they see. That's one of the reasons parents like to hang around and play with their kids; because the parents get to see the world from a whole new point of view. A point of view they have forgotten. (The other reason, of course, is that the parents love their children more than anything else in the world). Besides funny things they say, children actually say some pretty interesting things that we, as adults learn from. A mum, dad and their four year old daughter were sitting at the little girl's plastic play table having dinner, like they did every night, and the little girl says to them in a rather sad and serious tone, "Why am I so different?" The father didn't know what to say and replied with "You're not different". The mother immediately jumped in with, "You're different because you are so smart and brilliant, and you are so beautiful and everyone loves you so much!" The mother just went on and on and on and it was truly amazing how she lovingly tried to make her daughter feel good about herself. After they all calmed down, the rest of the dinner was normal, but the parents were really bothered by what the daughter had said. "Where could she have gotten that idea?" they thought. The parents were stumped by their daughter's thinking of herself as different from everybody else. They just couldn't figure out why she felt that way. A few days later the three of them were watching a DVD that they had seen many times before. It was called "Tarzan," (the animated version). The family was enjoying the movie when the scene comes up where little Tarzan puts mud on his face trying to look like his adopted mother, the ape. It just doesn't work for him and he says, "Why am I so different?" in a sad and serious tone. The mother and father of the little girl, watching the film, look at each other with huge smiles on their faces as they realize that their beautiful little daughter always has wonderful and funny things to say. It’s important that we listen and cherish these moments with our children. They grow up so fast and they have such vast knowledge to input and share. Sleep Consulting by Sleepy Starz only uses sensitive approached to sleep training. We work with all types of families and parenting styles in a non judgmental manner. Our role is to work alongside you in tailoring strategies that will work for your family. For more information go to www.sleepystarz.com.
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