Friday, October 23, 2009

mummy, the natural teacher....

i am not a traditional mum, for sure, though i am a strong believer of traditional values. so, you can call me a modern mum...

i do think that we need to let children learn independence from young. we need to give them the space and opportunity to explore and discover their world. yes, they will fall and get hurt but those moments are shortlived. they will soon forget the pain but they have learnt a lesson...that will be permenant. we as adults are obliged to provide them with a safe environment for them to live their adventures.

we have a slide and a swing playset at home, thanks to aunty na. nadia nasira is an expert but my son who just found his feet some 3 months ago is still working on enjoying the playset.

when the maid takes care of my son while i am either busy cooking, attending to nadia nasira or having our meals, she tends practically hold him so much so he was unable to master his own skills to play on the playset. oh well, she was probably scared that if my son were to fall, we would blame her. i noticed that one day and was very upset with the whole situation. it is because if he were to climb onto the playset when we were not looking, he wouldnt know the processes involved in sliding down safely.

so, mummy took charge and was determined to teach him independence. after a few sessions, he was able to be on his own. mummy is there screaming instructions!!!last weekend, daddy did the training and was very proud to announce that muhammad nashwan nasr can play on his own.



this morning, he was on the set and when he saw the maid, automatically, he held his hand out to her for support.... that's the equation that had registered in his mind. see, why i was upset with the whole thing.... not the maid's fault though, maids take care (if ever they do), they don't teach.

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