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Is
your child learning to walk? When my daughter was learning to walk it was
such an adventurous time for her. She could explore all the places she had
been eyeing for months. I enjoyed watching her learn and grow through that
phase. It was full of laughs but it was also full of no’s! People kept
telling me that entering the time that I needed to baby proof my house.
They
told me to put everything out of reach but I wondered how accurate they were
in their advice to me? If I took everything out of her reach and never said
no how would she learn limits and boundaries? Everything would be
accessible to her if I took all the valuables away. I wanted her to learn
that sometimes things are off limits and out of reach then when she became
older and more responsible she could earn the privilege of touching and
experiencing new things.
So I
didn’t baby proof my house. We said a lot of “no touch” and we saw some
tears shed along the way but I saw her starting to learn. My daughter
learned that there were many more things that she was allowed to touch and
reach, she also learned to obey even when she didn’t understand why. Now
looking back I can only hope that lesson saved her from many painful
experiences.
I love
my daughter with all my heart but when she was born she joined an existing
family. We didn’t stop our daily lives and routines when she joined us. We
didn’t rearrange everything in her world just so we didn’t have to say or
teach her no. We did however enjoy watching her learn and grow even if that
meant a few tears along the way. I’m Dionna Sanchez founder of Emphasis on
Mom. Come and visit me at
http://www.emphasisonmoms.com.
