The Wisdom of Kids
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Life Lessons From Little Voices
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It is often said that we adults can learn a lot by listening to our kids.
In recognition of May 6 as National Teacher Day, I’m recalling a day years ago when my 6-year-old daughter became my best teacher. Alyssa came to me before school one day and said, “Dad, can I have $5?” It was a special day at school, she said, and each child was to bring $5 to pay for lunch. The smallest bill I had was $10. Thinking I would teach her a lesson in responsibility, I told her, “I’m going to give you a $10 bill, and you bring me back $5 tonight.” I added, “This is very important. You can’t lose the money. You have to be responsible and bring me the change.” Alyssa agreed. At dinner that evening, I asked everyone how their day was. Alyssa said she had a good time sitting with friends at lunch. It didn’t dawn on me until later that she hadn’t mentioned the $5. “Honey,” I said, “do you remember this morning when I gave you $10? You haven’t given me the $5 in change back. We had a long talk about being responsible. Do you have the $5?”
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“No,” she said.
I reproached her and launched into a lecture. She listened and listened, then tried to break in. “Wait!” I told her. “I’m not done!” When I finally finished talking, I asked, “Do you understand everything I just said?”
“Yes,” she replied.
“Do you want to tell me what happened to the $5?”
“Dad, I’ve been trying to tell you!” she said. “I got in line to go to lunch, and I noticed my friend wasn’t in line. I asked her if everything was okay,” Alyssa said. “She said she was sad because she forgot her $5. So, I asked myself, ‘What would Jesus do?’ And I gave her the $5,” she said. “Was that okay, Dad?” My face went completely blank. My wife Marjorie, sitting nearby, was loving this. “You do know she was trying to tell you the whole time?” she asked, laughing. I gave Alyssa a huge hug and said, “Honey, that was perfect. I’m sorry I gave you that whole talk on responsibility.” Even at age 6, Alyssa, who is now in medical school, was clearly operating on a much higher plane than I was.
And she still is.
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