I love teaching moments with children. That time when you know something clicked with them. In Chasing Lilly, I tell about my problem with Lilly sneaking a drink from my glass of Coke every time I left the room. It was maddening! I could not catch her. (When your glass is almost empty, and you didn’t drink it, then something is up!)
I warned her to leave it alone to no avail, so one day I got an idea. I poured ice cubes, water, and lots of soy sauce into my glass. It looked just like Coke. After adding a straw, I left the room and waited around the corner.
It didn’t take long to hear coughing and sputtering!
I appeared, giggling, and she realized that I had caught her. There were only seven thousand more lessons to teach, but that was a fun one.
Parents, if you think about some of the issues that you have in your home, is there a way to teach that may work better than many words? 💡 Nealie
Teaching and learning. We never get past it.
No kidding, that is the truth!
you have some good ideas!
Thank you, John. You have to know the kid before you plan something like this, and I knew Lilly! 🙂
One of my favorite Lilly stories and your cleverness to come up with this idea!