Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories
by xorcist on Thursday February 11, 2021 @03:01AM
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There's really no way to make anything sure. From an early age they are influenced not only by you but also friends and other people. This will only increase as they get older.
What you can do is create an environment that encourages learning. Take an interest in them, and their interests, even if it's not the same as yours to begin with. Ask lots of questions! Then they will start asking you, too.
If there's one universal truth to parenting, it's that kids don't really do what you say, but what you do.
If you keep musical instruments around and play a little regularly when they are around, sooner or later they will try themselves. If there are books of dinosaurs around, and the parents take an interest in dinosaurs, sooner or later they will be curious to find out what's so fun about them.
What you can do is create an environment that encourages learning. Take an interest in them, and their interests, even if it's not the same as yours to begin with. Ask lots of questions! Then they will start asking you, too.
If there's one universal truth to parenting, it's that kids don't really do what you say, but what you do.
If you keep musical instruments around and play a little regularly when they are around, sooner or later they will try themselves. If there are books of dinosaurs around, and the parents take an interest in dinosaurs, sooner or later they will be curious to find out what's so fun about them.