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THREE LESSONS FROM MY KIDS ON #COVID19

3/28/2020

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Juniper in a purple shirt and pink skirt with her arm around her brother, Cade, in a black tshirt and blue athletic shorts posing on a hiking trail
Juniper and Cade are teaching me quite a bit in the Coronavirus era, and I'm working on following their lead.

1. Express Your Emotions
It  doesn't take much to know how Juniper is feeling.  She shows her emotions with no fear. If she's sad, she will let everyone else know (whether they want to or not) and if she's happy, the whole house feels lighter. There are times during all of this staying-at-home when I actually feel the opposite of what I'm showing, and while I understand that not everyone needs this advice, it's something I need to be better about following. Not so that I can justify making a scene, but more for me to articulate how I'm feeling and express my need for a walk alone or a time to cry. I also want to model that this time is not easy for any of us as we all go through periods of adjustment as well as the stages of grief. 

2. Rediscover What You Already Have
Cade is rediscovering his collection of legos.  It's been so fun to watch him fall into a make believe world of lego warriors fighting each other. Airplanes flying from one side of the ocean (or couch) to the other to go defeat the bad guys or certain lego characters getting hypnotized by the bad guys and acting weird. Juniper has also been intrigued by the worlds that can be imagined through legos and she creates her own adventures while the two of them let legos take over the living room. 
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3. Forgive Quickly

Both Cade and Juniper are quick to forgive. Juniper rarely needs a good reason to forgive, she just does it. Cade, after we talk stuff out with him, seems to always go beyond forgiveness into empathy, at least with us, his parents. I wish I could be as quick to forgive as they are.  

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