Halloween

The girls were superheroes for Halloween. We went trick-or-treating in our old neighborhood. We got to see one of my best friends and many of Morgan's old friends. She hadn't seen any of them in a long time and was ecstatic. She lost interest in getting candy as soon as she saw them. She only wanted to be with her pals and would have gladly gone home to play if that is what they wanted to do. They stuck with the door to door for a little while and then went inside to eat and play.
Audrey got the hang of trick or treating fairly soon after we started. She was so precious walking up to the door without a care if I was there or not. I would ring the bell and she would stand and wait with her bag out. Her favorite part was getting some M&M's.

Taking Children Seriously

THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com/dailygroove

:: Taking Children Seriously ::

We live in a society that doesn't take children
seriously. Sure, we care deeply about children's
welfare; we do our best to help them to grow into
healthy, successful adults.

But we, as a society, rarely take children seriously
the way they take *themselves* seriously.

To children, *play* is serious business -- channeling
enormous creative energies and making huge
discoveries. But to adult society, it's "just" play,
so interrupting or limiting it is not a big deal.

To children, *feelings* are extremely important,
not "just" feelings.

If you want to take your child more seriously, don't
do it the conventional adult way, which is to assign
*weight* to the child's concerns. That only teaches
heaviness.

Children take *lightness* seriously. And when you take
their lightness seriously, *you* benefit by learning
to take yourself *less* seriously! :-)

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