Thus is very good. I do think children can also offer wise advise although they might do foolish things at times. I think what I love the most about what you said about children is that they don't take things seriously. The fight one day and exchange birthday invitations the next day. They have this understanding of forgiveness most adults don't
As a former school teacher, I found the discussion about humility especially meaningful. Claudia suggests that many of the qualities we admire in children such as, curiosity, forgiveness, adaptability, and teachability, stem from their willingness to admit they don't know everything. Wouldn't it be beautiful if more adults were like this! Adults tend to feel pressure to appear certain and capable, but this interview reminds us that growth requires remaining open to learning throughout our lives. Really loved this perspective! It is amazing how much we can learn from children ❤️❤️❤️ I made sure to sub so I can read more of your work! Thank you so much for sharing!
I had briefly worked with children in my youth and I often think about that time as a defining moment in my identity and in shaping who I am now. I am pretty sure I learned more about myself during that time than I did about children.
Oh I can talk about this forever. I came into that job by accident, because my friends were doing it, it was a thing - after school youth programmes and overnight summer camps. And I walked in with a whole list of things about myself I thought to be true. There is a lot about my background that formed those beliefs - how I was raised, how I function. So it wasn't unfounded teenage maximalism. It was a belief system, which got dismantled and in a way broke me down a bit.
To keep it brief (more or less haha):
1. I thought I was smart. Shocker - I wasn't.
2. I thought I was a tough cookie, this strong iron lady type of person. Turns out I am a huge softie and being soft makes me truly happy.
3. This one might seem a bit off, because it was not directly about me, but it helped me to heal in a lot of ways: children are people too. I was raised in a world where as a child you don't have a right to an opinion. Adults will humor you by listening, but nobody really cares, because what do you know, you are just a child, you know nothing about life, about the world, about anything. So a lot of how I was formed came from that place of being listened to, but never heard.
We had seminars and training before they let us work with kids. And there was this one thing they told us that broke me: do not ever ask a child a close ended question. Do not ask a question if you are expecting a certain answer. Respect them enough to give them freedome to be themselves and discover their own answers.
Respect a child? Huh? What? Respect for what? What did they do to deserve that respect? They are children! Right?
It changed the way I thought about myself, the was I saw myself and the way I saw other people.
Thus is very good. I do think children can also offer wise advise although they might do foolish things at times. I think what I love the most about what you said about children is that they don't take things seriously. The fight one day and exchange birthday invitations the next day. They have this understanding of forgiveness most adults don't
Thank you for reading Mili! Really loved that part too 💕
As a former school teacher, I found the discussion about humility especially meaningful. Claudia suggests that many of the qualities we admire in children such as, curiosity, forgiveness, adaptability, and teachability, stem from their willingness to admit they don't know everything. Wouldn't it be beautiful if more adults were like this! Adults tend to feel pressure to appear certain and capable, but this interview reminds us that growth requires remaining open to learning throughout our lives. Really loved this perspective! It is amazing how much we can learn from children ❤️❤️❤️ I made sure to sub so I can read more of your work! Thank you so much for sharing!
I had briefly worked with children in my youth and I often think about that time as a defining moment in my identity and in shaping who I am now. I am pretty sure I learned more about myself during that time than I did about children.
Hi Susie, thank you for sharing! In what way did it shape who you are now? What did you learn about yourself? Would love to hear more!
Oh I can talk about this forever. I came into that job by accident, because my friends were doing it, it was a thing - after school youth programmes and overnight summer camps. And I walked in with a whole list of things about myself I thought to be true. There is a lot about my background that formed those beliefs - how I was raised, how I function. So it wasn't unfounded teenage maximalism. It was a belief system, which got dismantled and in a way broke me down a bit.
To keep it brief (more or less haha):
1. I thought I was smart. Shocker - I wasn't.
2. I thought I was a tough cookie, this strong iron lady type of person. Turns out I am a huge softie and being soft makes me truly happy.
3. This one might seem a bit off, because it was not directly about me, but it helped me to heal in a lot of ways: children are people too. I was raised in a world where as a child you don't have a right to an opinion. Adults will humor you by listening, but nobody really cares, because what do you know, you are just a child, you know nothing about life, about the world, about anything. So a lot of how I was formed came from that place of being listened to, but never heard.
We had seminars and training before they let us work with kids. And there was this one thing they told us that broke me: do not ever ask a child a close ended question. Do not ask a question if you are expecting a certain answer. Respect them enough to give them freedome to be themselves and discover their own answers.
Respect a child? Huh? What? Respect for what? What did they do to deserve that respect? They are children! Right?
It changed the way I thought about myself, the was I saw myself and the way I saw other people.
I love all of this! Great reflections, thank you for sharing!
Thank you again Marwa! I really love the work you’re doing with ‘Life of Others’ - it provides so much insight. Keep going ✨
hii marwa…… if you are into fiction novels please read my latest post on my first novel https://lokeshrathod5.substack.com/p/my-first-fiction-novel-the-day-she