In the commotion and bustle of our lives, we sometimes forget to pay attention to the little things that our children do. Through their play and imagining, they put a lot of things into a perspective that we, as adults, often times miss. A child will use whatever tool that they have at their disposal, without much thought as to whether it is the right tool for that job. They just make it work.

How often do you just sit back and watch your children play? Do you notice the expressions on their face when they encounter a problem? How does that child work through the situation and what is his/her reaction when the problem or issue gets resolved? What is your reaction?

I have found myself sitting and looking at our oldest son solve a jigsaw puzzle on many occasions. Though he has solved the same puzzles over and over again, he is just as excited the 49th time he solves it as he was the first time he did it. I noticed that he will mentally strategize where each piece goes and what he should be looking for to complete the puzzle. I sit awestruck at his ability to master the task in front of him. I get lost in his ability to maneuver and manipulate his various jigsaw puzzles to a completed product. I get lost with him as he works to master his task.

Then I study our daughter as she reads a book or sings a song. She is completely oblivious to anyone else in the room as she lays on her stomach and reads or sings a song about one of her many books. She will make up a story to suit her mood at the moment, even if it has nothing to do with the story in the book. With each turn of the page, a new twist to her fantasy comes to life. She will sometimes carry over her stories to a completely different book. I get lost with her in those fantastic tales.

Then there is our youngest son. Although he is less than a year old, he will find complete solace eating his toes. All parents think it is the cute when their child discovers their fingers and toes. Our son will make it his sole mission in life to get his socks off so that he can nibble on his plump little toes. He will pull and pull on his socks until the sock has been removed and then he sets his sights solely on getting his foot to his mouth. Once this has been accomplished, he then turns to talking to his toes and sometimes laughing at them for reasons unbeknown to me. It is strictly an inside joke between him and his foot. I get lost in his ability to relate to himself on an uncomplicated level.

Get lost in your children and you will discover new ways of looking at the world … through a child’s eyes.

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Originally posted 2009-06-18 22:00:52.

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