"Children are constantly focused
on their parents and will mirror them."
Iben Dissing Sandahl
My daughter was guiding her three year old through a corrective situation when he turned to his mother and very calmly stated, "Sweet child, no." My daughter immediately turned her head towards me with deep suspicion. Busted. Monroe was mirroring a phrase I use as a gentle reprimand.
The gift hidden in the midst of tornadoes and aggressive germs, I am able to spend more time with my grandchildren. It is easier enjoying them as a grandparent than it had been as a mother herding my four children. It is easier to be calmly invested in the moment rather than driven by daily routines.
Can we all do that in a deliberate way? Can we pull back and adjust our approach, response, and behavior to create bonding times more so than regulations? If we can be more mindful of compassion towards ourselves as well as others, as mirrors we will be glistening!
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