Land as a family member
21st May Posted by Tony Deis on May 21, 2009 in Raising Kids What is your relationship to the land you live. Is it a commodity you pay mortgage on? Is it a friend or a member of the family? These questions are very important to the children in our lives. They don't see the yards and neighborhoods we live as simply "where our house sits". Spider webs, weird bugs and trees to climb are etched into the ever evolving tale of growing up. They develop empathy only a few feet from the back door and even further into the forest and wasteland lots. Functionally, to them, this land becomes a character encompassing many other characters. They hold a wordless rapport with the topography and its denizens. You can't and don't need to decipher the whispered reality of these subtle relationships. All you need to know is that because of it, your entire family's interaction with the place you live is quietly noted and eventually informs the worldview of your child. So ask yourself, do I treat the land I live with respect? Do we care for it as a member of our family? Class roll... 6-8 years old Summer Camps Only a few spaces left in the new groups for June 15-19: Lost Island Adventure, June 22-26: School of Magic and July 6-10: Welcome to Middle Earth. Learn more or register here... |
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