Can we learn anything from our children?

......I do not have children....by choice......however , before you "size" me up....let me say this.......'I have taken friend's children to the "firehouse " to talk to the firemen ,ride in the bucket, and laugh...I took my relative's kids to the zoo...my friend's kids to the movies...I mentored a 12 year old for a year or so (after his father left his mother for the neighbor behind them)...and the kids could see their dad , hanging out with his new girlfriend on their deck...oh what thoughtless pain......I took him to the gym , swimming , sledding, movies, amusement parks, fixed him meals ,watched TV with him, laughed at Seinfeld with him, and went to his ball games......I eventually stopped because his mother was trying to use me to get even with his dad and alienate the kid from his father.....Kevin's mother was a friend of my wife's from our church......I felt this was an unhealthy thing...and the kid started acting like a teenager and being sarcastic ...I understand his pain , but hey...I don't need this...I have work , music, and wife issues of my own..... I used to volunteer at a social services agency , and set up the "Christmas Store", did "back to school" promotions giving away backpacks and school supplies, Easter, Boy Scout food drives....etc. etc....I was a camp counselor chaperone (that's rich..lol) at church camp.......I like children... I used to babysit my neice who was part "Tasmanian Devil".......I just want to be able to drop them off when I get worn out ....LOL.......so I don't know if that really qualifies me to answer this question , but I'll do my best....."They say things that make you sit up and take notice?"....they are parroting the knowledge that you have instilled in them.. they may , or may not , have personally experienced it...but the beauty here is...when it does happen to them or someone they know...they will recognize it and your "Label" or "Stamp" will be ready for dispensing...they iwll have an answer worhty of an old sage , having been passed down from you , and your parents , and their parents ...and so on.....and so on......maybe a lot of knowledge sunk in subliminally...lol....while you were repeating it...and they were playing video games.....lol.......Young?...people wondered how LeAnn Rimes could sing love songs and heartbreak songs when she was like 10 or something....she had no personal experience there.....Art Linkletter use dto have a show where he interviewed young children....and coined the expression...."kids say the darndest things"....their honesty out shines many adults who try to give the conditioned repsonse that pleases the listener...not to offend....imparting knowledge , or trying to....connects us to other people...that is part of the appeal of this format...couple that, with your own flesh and blood that you brought into the world...to see the fruits of your labor...to protect them in this world....too see character and morality and common sense...playede back for you.....must be the most gratifying thing in the world.....I used to have a friend that had a three year old daughter....I liked his wife's best friend......little "Lacy" used to sya incredibly mature things to "stir the pot" when we were al together.. most of the time...at my expense...I was embarrassed......het mothe rsaid whe didn't know what she was doing...but I saw her coy looks...she played her mom and dad like a guitar..."Never under estimate children".......

From the moment they are concieved our children start teaching us valuable lessons. No more wine with meals the baby is on the way, then when they are born they teach you what it is to love nother human unconditionally and what real patience is all about. They get a little older and they teach you it isnt all about material things they can be replaced it is about having fun and being together, they teach you responsibility in a way greater than any job or training can and that the small things are often more important than the big ones. If as a parent you can look as your children leave the nest and smile at the adult they have become then you know you got it right.

Currently my children are only ages 4 and 3. However, they teach me everyday. I've learned patience, understanding, unconditional love and how to be a kid all over again! I LOVE being a mother and sometimes they bring happy tears to my eyes when I see that they already know how to be good people. I pray often that I can raise them to be loving, productive adults. It's sometimes scary to think about what the alternative is.

First of all, saying that our children aren't learning is a major put down to all teachers who bust their butts every single day to help their children learn and achieve. Second, No Child Left Behind is probably the worst piece of educational law every created. It takes away from teachers being able to teach so children can learn things and hold on to them for life. However, unless you are a teacher, keep your snooty, incompetant comments to yourself!

My kids are still young but I have noticed a lot of things from them.

When we go out they will play with any child, it doesn't matter what the child's colour, race or economic background or level of ability is, all they see is a new friend. I realized that we haven't really taught them to do this but we also didn't teach them not to. Hopefully they go through the rest of their lives without judging people.

I always learn something from my kids. I even learn things from other peoples kids. It's sad when adults think kids don't know what they're talking about. Listen. Then respond. No one is perfect. Every adult knows what it was like to be a child, and have no one listen to you. But then we turn around and do the same thing to our kids. Everyone needs to be listened to. No matter what their age is.

Yes we can learn alot from our children. A child is full of happiness and faith. The child has the happy life they don't tend to worry about things like we do. Jesus even tells us that we can learn from children, "Mark 10:15"

Even now, when my kids are still little, they bring me new perspective, new ideas to think about. Experience is not the only place where wisdom exists - it also exists in creativity, imagination and in thought processes unfettered by societal & learned expectations.

my kids are young 4-5 yrs old and they have taught me to be patient and learn to slow down when its needed to.my children are growing up way to fast and I'm sad for that but i hope and pray that i had raised them well for them to succeed in what their dreams are when they get older.my oldest wants to be a baby doctor,lol..is what she calls it.and my youngest wants to be a foot doctor,lol...so cute..

u r learning things from them because they are become educated on theree generation. wen u were ther age things were different now u are learning things tht u wouldnt have at that age!