Had a tea-break conversation with one my colleagues on children and schooling. I was saddened by her remark that she had to scare the child to study. I’m more saddened also to know that it is out of her love, she resorted to do that. For fear that the child given without fear of future, will not be able to make it in future.<\/p>\n
What I thought is the best hope is that this colleague surrendered it to God. And I think that’s the best thing a parent could do. When we go to God on our knees, acknowledging that we can’t change our children, and their lives is entirely in God’s grace. So I prayed that God would turn this for good.<\/p>\n
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At the same time, it reminded me of my own children. My elder girl is one who’s perfectionist. She would cry whenever she could not do something well enough, be it writing, playing music, or drawing. There are times that I lost my patience.<\/p>\n
And the Lord reminded me of my own childhood. I still remember very clearly on my spelling learning with my mum. I could not spell a very simple basic lesson. Over and over again, I just could not do it. I still remembered how i cried and how mad my mum with me.<\/p>\n
Looking back, today though i’m not perfect in my spelling, but language is one of my strength. I don’t know how I made it there, as if it was a gift. I do very well in writing and the use of words. And so, it’s very misleading to judge a child that had difficulty in learning with the future may look like for that child. If my mum and I were judged by that miserable beginning, I would never be able to excel in linguistic.<\/p>\n
May the Lord help us to be gracious in teaching our children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Had a tea-break conversation with one my colleagues on children and schooling. I was saddened by her remark that she had to scare the child to study. I’m more saddened also to know that it is out of her love, … Continue reading