The questions just never end...am I doing the right thing? Am I doing enough? Just because everyone else is does that make it right? Just because everyone else is does that mean there are no other options? What about preschool? What about music lessons? What about organized sports? What about nutrition? What about health care and antibiotics? It is easy to get overwhelmed. But we keep on asking.
What about boredom?
This is beautiful:
You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What? Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play, and run around all day long? Never in his life will he be so busy again. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau - "Emile", 1762)
I wonder if Jean-Jacques Rousseau would choose different words if he were alive today. Would he see how busy we've become? Would he say "Never in his life will he be so productive again." Think about the JOB of building brain circuitry! Never again will he be working toward his own potential with the same fervor.
I believe this is the most important work they will ever do. That's why in Kindermusik we're skipping, playing, and running...and singing.
Peace and love,
All the day long I'm singing a song. La la la la la la la la la.
Yvette
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