As parents we encourage our children and sometimes push them to do things they think they can't. It's part of our job and it's part of their learning. But it doesn't end there, does it? Part of their learning is also to repeat what we've taught.
The other day I was holding 2 1/2-year-old Willa, as I often do, while I was making supper. At one point I told her I needed to put her down.
"Willa," I reasoned, "my arms are tired and I need to use the big knife. I can't hold you and make supper at the same time."
Her gentle and encouraging response: "You have to try!"
Happy sweeping!
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.com
