Today, I floated around to many different classrooms, filling in for whatever needed to be done, and covering for a teachers on break. In every classroom I went in, I witnessed children screaming and crying and throwing little temper tantrums. (It made for a long blessed day). :) The reasons for these tantrums ranged from things like not getting to push their train on the track because someone's arm was blocking it to not getting to take home a "dress-up" hair band that needed to stay in the classroom. When you're in the heat of the moment of these situations, you just have to make a creative solution or deliver the truth of what they need to hear and have them learn to deal with it. After that moment has passed, you step back and just kinda laugh to yourself. I really had to refrain from laughing at what these children think is the worst thing in the world. ( I do have to be sensitive to the fact too that there could be a number of things contributing to their stress. Ex. A non-involved parent.)
But all in all, I can relate to those little children, being that I act like one alot of the time. When I don't get my way, I want to pinch people too! I want to cry and wail my arms around and just let the world know that I am MAD. I do that sometimes...but anyway, being around little ones reminds me of how God has been good to me, especially during times I act like a little child and think like a child, despite my age. It also reminds me of areas I desire to grow in discipline. We really have so much to be thankful for!! Jesus!!
Maybe I like working with children because I can relate so well....hmmmm. ;)
7 comments:
I concur, in that I have seen a handfull of teens crying for comparable reasons (aside: that always strikes me as odd when it happens). I have also seen a much more distinguishable pattern amongst them, it is more common to "leave" the situation, as opposed to crying. I tend to have a response of that nature.
Maybe there IS something to this relating...
Hmm...no comment on what i do...i'm going to pretend that i'm perfect in this area!
It's pretty funny that we're so much like children in the way we want things, we just don't voice it quite like they do. But if we were totally uninhibited, we SO would! ;)
This is pretty funny to me...I have a 3 year-old that through some pretty HORRIBLE tantrums 1-1 1/2 ago. Praise the Lord that the following his way has shown some fruit this past year! Also, being a 2nd grade teacher I have a few 8 year olds that still cry and through some serious tantrums when they don't get their way. I had one child that way going to miss our class party today for various choices that he had made (one of which was whining and crying) and his parents just let him stay home today....that'll teach him his lesson right?
So glad I found your blog!
children sure teach us alot... ;)
when are you going to update more on whats going on...?
anonymous- today :)
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