Five Reasons Why Children Are The Best Teachers

Ha! Just like my other blogs, I start this one with a disclaimer! I won’t describe children with adjectives we reserved for them (no squishy squishy).

Whatever you will read here are my observations of a bunch of adorable nephews and nieces I have. These perspectives might be wrong too! but hey, the last point would make your head nod even if you disagree with the points before.

1. Conquering A Habit:

They are the masters of their actions. Though they are influenced by grown-ups around, they cultivate their own actions.

I will tell you how they do that. They See. They Learn. They Practise. They master!

We all are preached to do the same, didn’t we?

This is an astounding trait that I always look up to my nephews and nieces (of course)! So, the next time you try to learn a skill, do not rush through it. Learn like a child!

2. Questioning e-v-e-r-y thing:

“Children like him grow up and become Viva-examiner” was a popular meme line a few years ago! That defines every bit of my six-year-old nephew. He questions everything that makes sense but we can never answer! Sadly, we can’t get away with a lame excuse too. We should learn to question everything just as much as children do though we have been losing it to societal conditions.

I cannot deny that a questioning attitude makes girls less feminine in India, just saying!

3. Visualization:

This is an important skill that we should develop. Yes!

A child can paint, draw, or even recreate a few scenes they hear. How is that even possible for them? Their pictures may not be artsy and words aren’t novel but importantly, they visualize the words they hear,

A few years ago, I had a conversation with our family friend, Dr, Trilochander, a psychological counsellor and he exclaimed how visualizing habits can make us stand apart. He added that when we mirror things in mind, we will root for a strong memory power that the traces of an incident or moment never leaves us!

I guess that too much for a personal blog, so here I’m getting back to praising my favourite babies!

4. Forgiveness:

I think GenZ should practice this. People often say that forgiving is a lofty action but I don’t see it in grown-ups as much as I do in children!

Let’s say, you steal a child’s chocolates and toys, he/she will forgive when you get caught. We can argue that they know nothing about fights and betrayals and yes, they don’t! Yet, after knowing the gruesome side of life, why can’t adults forgive like the little version we all have grown up from?

Okay, next time, let’s forgive like a child!

5. Child’s Choice Is Hobson’s Choice :

Ha! This is my favourite.

Children are the judges of their decisions. They choose what they want to be and always they choose to be themselves! This keeps the grownups and children apart that seems like we belong to a different species.

Haven’t most of us choose a college/course/job/clothes “just” because our close friends have? We all have, right? We get influenced easily unlike children.

My nephews and nieces listen to what we tell them “not” to do and repeat the same as they wish! When they play around with other children, they imitate each other but they never give up their choices.

If you don’t believe me, ask parents about the troublesome days they go through when they want their lefties to turn down the habit!

But before you go, read this too: Children imitate us and let not our actions destruct the beautiful way they already are:) So, let’s choose to live like them!

This piece of rambling is solely reserved for my nephews and nieces who have occupied a major part of my heart and phone memory!

P.S: Thank you so much if you have made it to the last line of this blog!

Love,

Kaviyakavi Baskaran