Children can be a real pleasure in life. They can bring joy into many situations. However, there are times when they can be slightly problematic. In those times, you become the student. The children are the teachers. Learn what you can from their lessons.
Your children may help you a great deal in the kitchen. However, there are times that they are not so helpful. It may be time to get out your electric rice cooker. These cookers make good vegetable steamers. Nevertheless, they are not particularly good for steaming crayons. You can end up more steamed than dinner, in some cases. Lesson one: make sure rice cookers stay out of reach.
Children can be very artistic. It is a pleasure to see their artwork on the refrigerator door. It is not as pleasant to see it on the living room walls. This can put the work into artwork, as you clean the walls.
Often times these works of wall art have mysterious origins. If you ask several children about the artist, they will not know who it was. This may be a mystery for the ages. Lesson two: wall art has unknown origins.
A young child does not purposely damage your property. They do not understand the value of things in the adult world. Your child might love to make mud pies. It would be fine to use your to Kitchenaid hand mixer, to mix them. This damage is not intentional. It is natural. Lesson three: mixers need to be out of sight at all times.
Children helping parents is a great learning tool. For some reason, children always wish to help at the most inopportune times. When there are groceries to be carried in, they are nowhere to be found. If you need help consuming those groceries, there is an abundance of help. Lesson four: bring groceries home at dinnertime.
Children can be good at getting out of work. They will often do a poor job on requested tasks. They know that it is easier for you to do it yourself. Lesson five: Persist and you will win.
There are times when music is an issue. The biggest issue is usually volume. You may be able to use the Mcculloch chainsaw rule. This rule is simple. Start the chainsaw. Can you still hear the music? There is no music for one week. Lesson six: chainsaw maintenance and child discipline may be simultaneous.
Final thoughts
You will receive great rewards from your experience with children. You will learn a great deal more than you will teach. Receive your education. It will be useful for spoiling grandchildren, in the future.