The Word of Dad #3 Active Encouragement
Hi Everyone ,
Welcome back to The Word of Dad.
This is the third post and each week I will be writing about what I have learned and experienced as a Father of two sons.
I will also be keeping a journal of what has been happening over the week. This may give some insight into what it is like to be a parent and we also serve to remind me of all the little details that get lost and forgotten otherwise.
This weeks topic is:
Active Encouragement.
My boys are developing all the time, their personalities, knowledge and interests.
Lately I have been pondering about how I can encourage their interests.
They both have healthy interests which is lucky.
My eldest is computer mad and absorbs any information he can get on the subject.
He wants to build pc and has a raspberry pi. He is also learning programming and coding.
My youngest is really into puzzles, jigsaws and lego.
He can do them at lightening speed which has impressed me a lot.
He follows the instructions to the letter first and then does his own thing, which I think is great.
My solution.
I have decided to be much more hands on with sharing their interests.
They like to tell me about things and it is easy to not pay attention when life is busy, but I am making a conscious effort to really listen. They are very good at explaining actually and I am learning from them.
I think I will start teaching my youngest chess as it seems perfect for him, I can play with him as well which is a big plus.
I am just staring to teach my eldest things like soldering. I have some limited knowledge of electronics but we can learn together.
I will reinforce all of this with positive encouragement and hopefully this will spur them on to new heights of learning.
Conclusion.
So my strategy at the moment is to be very attentive and share the whole learning experience with them.
It has been accepted well so far and I am sure this can only be a positive thing.
This Week's Journal.
This week has gone gone by in a flash.
My eldest won an award at school for helping others with computers, he is the best in his school. We had cakes with the headmistress and I was a very proud Father.
I also had the pleasure of having lunch at the school with him.
My youngest has been lots of fun this week and we have spent some quality moments together.
We all went on our nature walk on Saturday and that was a lot of fun. We decided to do a speedy edition and run around as fast as possible. A squirrel fell out of a tree and landed right in front of us!
We had a really good explore and a great time was had by all.
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In my opinion, nothing is better for children than having parents who actively interact with them, model behaviors and lifestyles for them, and find ways to share or participate in their interests. Nice idea for a post series.
Thank you, I am really conscious of encouraging them. I had a great upbringing but I remember being all excited about something and it being dismissed occasionally. I found myself doing that and it is easy to do when life is busy.
I hope I can develop the series as I want to make posts about things I know and live everyday.
Nice reflection. I think that's an awesome goal to set for yourself.
It is sad that sometimes our most engaged words with our kids or critiques or criticisms.
Really listening to them can take a lot of intentionality. My kids often find some of the most inconvenient times to want to talk, or want my attention when I am at my lowest. But if I am not saving my energy for them, then I may miss a great opportunity to connect with them on something that excites them.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Yes I agree, It is hard being a parent and a person at the same time and I do find it tough sometimes .but that is the job. I have a very high ideal that I want to achieve as a Father, reaching that ideal is another matter and that is the journey.
I am in awe of you as a Father of five, as a Father of two (and hopefully I am not done just yet with procreating) I can learn a lot from your experience.
Thanks Man