My wife is a very kind woman – she never raises voice at the children. How can she manage to get along with the kids, I really cannot explain? How does she understand that toys are very important for them? She makes nice gifts for their birthdays and holidays, invites guests and arranges parties with fun and jokes, and never loses her temper. As a rule, children have lots of requests and she tries to fulfill all of them actually. Not long ago she has organized a day-care and now we have twelve children at our house. One day she decided to have a party for our elder daughter Dina and invited her friends. Dina was fifteen years old. She is not interested in toys any longer and mom prepared a special gift for her. To her request we decided to present a bicycle to daughter. My wife needed my advice and we chose a rather expensive bike. Guests came and came and they were already twenty when a young lady came and brought a wonderful bike along with her. What a surprise it was! It occurred that our children’s moms picked up money and purchased the bicycle altogether. We had no idea what to do with our bike. There were lots of toys as presents that day; girls and boys had a good time and left the house with laughs and jokes. After that party I changed my mind towards my children. I have realized that childhood is the time when a kid has a chance to behave as he wants. He will never have such an opportunity to express himself like in his childhood. Since that day I began to look at my children’s behavior with different eyes. I never punish them or shout at them, I respect their opinions and views. And what do think about my kids? They love me very dearly and never fail me in life. Dinner is perfect when your kids are in time for it but understanding and taking their requests into account is more important. The children became a real gift for my family.
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