How to Ruin your Kid
The best way to ruin your kid is to scoot 'em away into
being an adult.
Growing into an adult is one thing; but having to 'act' like
an adult when you're still a kid...well, that's why so many
of us grown-ups need help.
Yesterday we heard about the World-famous violinist,
Joshua Bell, who spent a few hours at a Washington DC
subway station as a street musician.
Would anyone notice, or stop to listen...even with his
$3.5 million violin?
'There was no ethnic or demographic pattern to distinguish
the people who stayed to watch Bell, or the ones who gave
money, from that vast majority who hurried on past,
unheeding. Whites, blacks and Asians, young and old, men
and women, were represented in all three groups. But the
behavior of one demographic remained absolutely consistent.
'Every single time a child walked past, he or she tried to stop
and watch. And every single time, a parent scooted the kid away.'
It's like we've had our Music 'scooted' out of us.
I know you're busy. So am I. And I'm not going to say
something corny like 'stop and smell the roses'.
But I will say you may be walking right past an amazing
once-in-a-lifetime experience and not even realize it, if
you're distracted by all the 'noise' that's crowding out your
life. (You might even have one holding your hand).
If you're too busy, or too afraid, to listen.
Kids (and the kid Inside) want to see new things and
soak up new experiences. So give yourself a little
breathing room; leave 5 minutes early, just in case.
Take some time today and this weekend to your eyes
and ears relax...don't miss your life on your way to your
next appointment.
Live like You Mean it...
Dr. Vince
P.S. Modern technology and modern foods have a way of
choking the poetry, music and health out of our
lives. You can support your Child Within and/or your real
children with a QLink (for electronic stress) and fish oil
(for chemical stress).
You'll find what you need at http://www.drvinceonline.com
If you're interested in reading the whole story about
Joshua Bell playing violin on the street for the somewhat
disinterested crowd...here's the link
being an adult.
Growing into an adult is one thing; but having to 'act' like
an adult when you're still a kid...well, that's why so many
of us grown-ups need help.
Yesterday we heard about the World-famous violinist,
Joshua Bell, who spent a few hours at a Washington DC
subway station as a street musician.
Would anyone notice, or stop to listen...even with his
$3.5 million violin?
'There was no ethnic or demographic pattern to distinguish
the people who stayed to watch Bell, or the ones who gave
money, from that vast majority who hurried on past,
unheeding. Whites, blacks and Asians, young and old, men
and women, were represented in all three groups. But the
behavior of one demographic remained absolutely consistent.
'Every single time a child walked past, he or she tried to stop
and watch. And every single time, a parent scooted the kid away.'
It's like we've had our Music 'scooted' out of us.
I know you're busy. So am I. And I'm not going to say
something corny like 'stop and smell the roses'.
But I will say you may be walking right past an amazing
once-in-a-lifetime experience and not even realize it, if
you're distracted by all the 'noise' that's crowding out your
life. (You might even have one holding your hand).
If you're too busy, or too afraid, to listen.
Kids (and the kid Inside) want to see new things and
soak up new experiences. So give yourself a little
breathing room; leave 5 minutes early, just in case.
Take some time today and this weekend to your eyes
and ears relax...don't miss your life on your way to your
next appointment.
Live like You Mean it...
Dr. Vince
P.S. Modern technology and modern foods have a way of
choking the poetry, music and health out of our
lives. You can support your Child Within and/or your real
children with a QLink (for electronic stress) and fish oil
(for chemical stress).
You'll find what you need at http://www.drvinceonline.com
If you're interested in reading the whole story about
Joshua Bell playing violin on the street for the somewhat
disinterested crowd...here's the link
posted by Dr. Vince at Friday, April 27, 2007
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