Benjamin wanted to play the Clickstart game we had brought over on our last trip to the house. I went to hook it up only to find we had left the power cord behind. I explained all this to him, but he still proceeded with, “But I *waaaaannnnnt* to play it!”
So I decided to have an object lesson on what “wanting” alone gets us in life.
I put out my empty hands and told everyone to “want” the power cord with all their might. We closed our eyes in effort. When we opened them, lo and behold, my hands were still empty.
So I asked, “What can we *do* to help us remember to get it next time?”
We all decided I should write it on the list. And I did.
Just another life lesson I teach myself along with my children. Wanting is less than half the battle. Remembering is probably 75%. Oh, and effort goes in there somewhere, too… 😉
What a fantastic lesson to teach your children– so simple and understandable and likely to really stick with them. Good for you! And I bet everyone survived just fine without that power cord. 😉
Thanks! Oh, yes. It was forgotten moments later. 🙂
GREAT lesson. I will be using this one T.O.M.O.R.R.O.W. 🙂
Haha, glad you could use it! Warning: you may have to teach it a few times… 😉
Firstly, I just found your blog and, quite frankly, I think I’m going to like it here 🙂
Secondly, I struggle with this one with my daughter (3) all the time, so I will definately be trying this approach next time it happens – thanks for the tip!