Our seven year old struggles with a glass half empty. Yesterday she played all day with her best friend, watched a movie and had friends to dinner. She bewailed the fact that she hadn’t had time to read 'Peter Pan’. Here is an image that seemed to help her see the folly.
You are taken to an ice cream shop. You choose a chocolate chip ice cream on a sugar cone. Licking it with pleasure, your eye spies the caramel ice cream. You drop the cone on the floor and cry out, “But I don’t get to have caramel!”
A smile dawned on her face.
This parenting is tough work. Patience is not a natural virtue in me. But then, I guess I struggle with the same temptations as our daughter!
Beware of falling apples.
Beth
Beth,
Thanks, this is great! Brilliant.
Didymus
Posted by: Didymus | May 12, 2008 at 07:49 AM