Friday, September 26, 2003 |
Too much Silence?
Anyone who has kids or has looked after them for an afternoon knows that silence is golden. Too much of a good thing however can be hazardous.
No matter how "child proof" you think your house may be, there is always something to be gotten into and kids learn very quickly that if they are to get away with anything, they have to be quiet.
You would be amazed how stealthy and surprisingly silent they can be.
Sitting on the lounge enjoying a morning coffee you will be thinking, "hmm the kids are being good this morning. I haven't heard a thing out of them for ages..." This is when you start to think "uh oh... what are those little buggers up to???"
A search of the remote corners of the house will likely reveal two little boys hiding under a table crowded around your mobile phone listening to the time being announced in a very expensive sounding French accent!
Kids you will find are like the prisoners in Hogan's Heroes with the parents often taking the place of Colonel Klink and Sargent Shultz.
Just like in Stalag 13, they very carefully take notice of what they can and can't get into with anything fun straying into an area they can get into being filed away for further use. As soon as you leave the room to go to the toilet or make their lunch, that set of car keys, mobile phone, bar of chocolate or lipstick will be whisked away to a corner quiet corner of the house with less sound than an ant walking across a pillow.
Do you know what your kids are doing right now?
Anyone who has kids or has looked after them for an afternoon knows that silence is golden. Too much of a good thing however can be hazardous.
No matter how "child proof" you think your house may be, there is always something to be gotten into and kids learn very quickly that if they are to get away with anything, they have to be quiet.
You would be amazed how stealthy and surprisingly silent they can be.
Sitting on the lounge enjoying a morning coffee you will be thinking, "hmm the kids are being good this morning. I haven't heard a thing out of them for ages..." This is when you start to think "uh oh... what are those little buggers up to???"
A search of the remote corners of the house will likely reveal two little boys hiding under a table crowded around your mobile phone listening to the time being announced in a very expensive sounding French accent!
Kids you will find are like the prisoners in Hogan's Heroes with the parents often taking the place of Colonel Klink and Sargent Shultz.
Just like in Stalag 13, they very carefully take notice of what they can and can't get into with anything fun straying into an area they can get into being filed away for further use. As soon as you leave the room to go to the toilet or make their lunch, that set of car keys, mobile phone, bar of chocolate or lipstick will be whisked away to a corner quiet corner of the house with less sound than an ant walking across a pillow.
Do you know what your kids are doing right now?
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