This is by no means an exhaustive list. It’s just a few things that popped in my mind and I wanted to share it with you. 

Have you ever watched a child and noticed how they could tell something was not right? How can they pick up on stuff when we as adults appear to not be aware?

Do you find yourself telling your child the same things over and over? I read that children can only think about one thing at a time. I guess it’s because they haven’t learned to develop their mental abilities to process and juggle more than one thing at a time. 

Did you know that children need to feel loved, special and important? For example, I told my daughter how proud I was of her as she was graduating from high school. She said to me, “You have no idea how much I needed to hear that. It make me feel so special. Thank you daddy!”

Please, acknowledge your children and let them know you care and love them! Give the hug, kiss, pat on the back…just do something.

Have you ever wondered how children make sense of the world? I read that kids use their sensory experiences to make sense of the world.

For example, if a child senses their parent or legal guardian is afraid they will associate the feeling of being scared with the situation. If a child hears a loud argument and a fight occurs the child will associate arguing with fighting.

The thing to remember is these situations and feelings build the foundations that many children later rely on as well as symbols used in reading and writing. 

Finally, I learned that I had to watch what I said around my children.  You ever notice children rarely do what you tell them too but always seems to do what you do!

Children learn all of this by listening to, and watching, the conversations around them.

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