Driving to school this morning, the kids and I were tossing around ideas for names for a new after school programme…. And our favourite today…. NUMBER FOUR…. because it’s after three!
I’ve been out this week at programmes around and about and have been thinking about how very different childhood can be. The values of our families, schools, and people around us shape the way that children interact with the world around them, what they strive for and how they present themselves. Often we’re tempted to look at children from our own perspective, reflecting on our own childhood experiences and our extra years on the planet. It’s very hard to see things from a perspective that we’ve never experienced. I look at the expectations that children have of their after school programmes and the expectations that after school “adults” have of the children in their care.
Let your imagination take a walk in someone else’s shoes every now and then look at the world with a fresh perspective. Take it easy on each other and treasure the good times and laughs you have together.
Odette
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