大人懂得跟別人打招呼,懂得自己綁鞋帶,懂得自己吃飯。對他們來說這並不是什麼高難度動作。因此他們也要求小孩做得跟自己一樣好。當小孩達不到要求,大人就會覺得是不是小孩那裡出現問題?甚至責罵小孩為什麼每次都做不好。
大人似乎忘記這些動作,是用了幾十年時間練習才能如此純熟。現在卻要求一個小孩短時間內做到,根本就不可能,小孩當然想放棄。
跟小孩相處的時候,嘗試拿掉大人的身份,站在他們的角度看世界。然後,你會發現小孩身上有很多寶貴的東西是值得我們去學習。
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Adults know how to greet others, tie their shoelaces, and have table manners. To them, it’s natural to do these things. As such, they tend to ask their kids to do it as well as they do. When the kids fail to deliver, adults always wonder if something’s wrong with them, or even scold them.
Adults apparently just forget that they’ve spent years learning these skills. It’s impossible for kids to learn it in a short period of time. No wonder kids want to give up.
Therefore, when dealing with your kids, try to view the world from their perspective. You’ll be amazed of how much you can actually learn from them.