When my daughter broke her Pink Shades

Let me start my blog today with a question to all of you. What is the best method to teach a child? With 'teaching' I mean, any discipline, a lesson of life, or even their day-to-day studies. I believe that it can be done through examples and acts. In schools also, the best method of teaching is through variety of activities. And this is what happened with my 5-year-old daughter who learned 'how to keep her things safely and take care of them' by losing her favorite pink shades.

Like any other toddler, she plays and jumps all around the house. I always tell her to keep all her toys in their place once she is through with her playing. Sometimes she does, sometimes she doesn’t, leaving me angry and annoyed. She has her favorite pink shades that she always wears when going out and even while playing at home. That day, she was playing with it in the balcony. I kept telling her repeatedly to take care of her shades as it might fall down and break. And she always assured me that she is taking care of them and so I should not worry. 

I was reading the newspaper when I heard her shout, "Mama, my shades fell down. Please bring it or they will break". I said, "Fifi, I told you to take care of them, then how did they fall down?"

'I had kept it on the edge and it slipped from there Mama. I am sorry. Please let us go down and bring them." And she was crying bitterly. We were about to go when a car passed by and crushed her shades in front of her. And she cried at her loudest pitch. 

It took me a long time to calm her down. I asked her, "Was it your mistake? Will you from now onwards take care of your things?"

She hugged me and said, "I am sorry Mama. From now, I shall always take care of all my toys and things. Please buy me a new one."

Yes, I felt a bit bad to see her cry, but then she had learned a valuable lesson. And till date she takes utmost care of all her toys, books, and accessories. 

Many-a-times, small incidents occurring in and around us help us to teach our children critical and key lessons. And these do leave a big impact on them.

Happy Reading!