Changes in my children seen by looking back on the past six months
June is already here.
Half of this year is about to pass.
Taking on challenges this month as well
■ June Challenge: 'The Halfway Point of the Year'
Speaking of June, it is the time when the exact halfway point of the year comes into view.
Do you remember the goals and resolutions you made at the beginning of the year? There may be things that are progressing smoothly, and others that haven't gone as planned. Also, there may be some of you who have had experiences or met people you never imagined at the start of the year.
Therefore, the theme for this month is
'The Halfway Point of the Year'
as we have decided.
While looking back on these past six months, I would like you to freely write about what you were able to do, what you worked hard on, and what you want to challenge yourself with from here on. Rather than just looking back at the past, please try to record it in your own words as a milestone to make the latter half of the year even better.
It is also a time to look back on the goals set at the beginning of the year, but when raising children, I often feel their growth more than my own.
Looking back on these past six months, there are things that have left a particularly strong impression on me in our home.
First, about my younger child.
My younger child could never ride a bicycle.
No matter how many times I said, "Let's practice,"
the answer was always, "I won't."
As a parent, I thought it would be more fun if they could ride, and that it would broaden the range of how they could play with friends, so I asked them many times, but if the person themselves doesn't have the desire, they won't move.
However, this year, they suddenly said, "I'm going to practice riding my bike!"
From then on, they were surprisingly proactive.
They started practicing on their own, tried many times, and became able to ride.
Even though they wouldn't move no matter how much I said, I was truly surprised by their ability to take action once they decided to do it themselves.
Furthermore, recently, they have even started waking up early on their own on days when they have things they want to do.
Seeing a child who wouldn't easily move even when a parent told them to, acting on their own will, I cannot help but feel their growth.
And my older child.
They were originally an active person, but I feel they have grown even more significantly over these past six months.
At the sports festival, they were active as a member of the executive committee and gave a greeting in front of the entire student body.
It is a situation where I would have been nervous, but they carried it out with confidence. Furthermore, they also took on the challenge of being a dance leader.
Seeing them stand in front of everyone and dance firmly.
I feel that they are growing up strongly in places I don't see.
When raising children,
"I want you to do this more"
"Why can't you do this?"
There are times when only those things catch my eye.
But looking back, the children are growing properly.
Not in the way the parent envisioned, but at their own timing and at their own pace.
The same was true for my younger child's bicycle this time.
Even though they wouldn't budge no matter how much I told them to, once they decided to do it themselves, they made progress all at once.
I feel like I've been reminded once again of the importance of believing in a child's growth and waiting for them.
There are six months left in this year.
I'm sure there will continue to be many things that don't go as planned.
Even so, when I look back six months from now, I think there will be many more discoveries like, 'They were able to do things then that they couldn't do before.'
That is precisely why I want to watch over them at their own pace, without rushing or comparing.
At the halfway point of the year, that is what I felt as I looked back on our family's journey.
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