- Be in the present. - Adults seem to live in the past or future. Children live in the present. By me living in the future (what I need to get done) or past (failures or successes) I'm missing out on precious moments and "abandoning my baby".
- Society tells us we can we can replace presence with presents - and that's just not true
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Presence not presents
I've realized even more so recently that I love Greyson SO MUCH! He really is the coolest kid and although I've loved him from the minute he was born, I feel that love just growing so much every day. His curious personality is really coming out and he loves to explore cabinets, the dogs' bed, the soundbar speakers, and really anything. I find myself having to look for him from time to time too. I recently started reading a book that had been on my reading list for a few months call, "I Love You Rituals". The author came and did an inservice for us at work talking about the importance of touch, eye contact, and bonding with infants and children through sweet songs and nursery rhymes called I love you rituals. I started reading the book today and it's changing my life. Here is the biggest nugget I got from the first few pages, I'm excited to read more...
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