{"id":1042,"date":"2020-07-26T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garderiesunnyside.com\/?p=812"},"modified":"2022-02-06T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:35:18","slug":"slow-down-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garderiesunnyside.com\/fr\/slow-down-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow down & watch, you will surely learn something!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00ab\u00a0Why did you crinkle that up? You worked so hard on it.\u00a0\u00bb I was shocked when the child picked up his drawing, which he had just worked on for quite some time, and crushed it into a ball.<\/p>\n

\"Crumpled<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0It’s a present for my dad. Can you put it in my cubbie?\u00a0\u00bb he responded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Okay,\u00a0\u00bb I said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But I needed more clarification, so I asked again while I placed the ball in his cubbie. \u00ab\u00a0But\u2026 why did you crush it up if it was a gift?\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0So my dad can be surprised when he opens it.\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is definitely a surprising gift! And clever, too. He didn’t have the tools\/knowledge to wrap it and he obviously wanted to do it without help, otherwise he could have just asked an educator. Instead, he used his problem-solving skills and came up with his own unique solution. (And an eco-friendly solution, to top it off; no extra wrapping paper to throw out after the gift is opened!)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I could have easily looked at the crumpled paper from my adult point of view and thought it was trash. I could have reminded him to put it in the recycling bin! I’m sure we’d all be feeling quite hurt if someone told us to toss out our hard work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though I continuously practice slowing down and giving the children space to act freely while I observe, I wonder how many more clever thoughts I may have missed in the past. What a great reminder to slow down and look closely at each of the child’s actions – they are often much more thought out than adults tend to give them credit for.<\/span><\/p>\n

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