My husband and I aren’t into football - we don’t watch it, we don’t play it, we don’t talk about it.
For a while my son has been asking to play football and so we signed him up to the team in our village, thinking it would just be a training session once a week. Turns out there is also a match most Saturdays, and I went to watch my first one last week.
It was cold, raining quite hard, and very muddy! He ran his little socks off. I don’t know if you have watched young kids play football - there’s not much structure but what they lack in technique they more than make up for in pure enthusiasm!
The final score was something like 8-1 (which I am told was better than the double-digit loss the match before).
And yet, when he came off that pitch, cold, wet and muddy, he had loved every second!
As I stood there on the sideline watching him, it hit me once again that kids follow their interests - not ours. They don’t always love what we love or what we encourage.
Just like his obsession with vehicles - it came from him. As a parent I try to follow and facilitate these interests. Run with them and enjoy the ride.
There is a quote by Rachel Carson which I love that says '"if a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in”.
Following with them…
learning at their pace…
discovering new things together…
You don’t need to know anything about their interest, it’s just about being on board!
This was how the Where Are You Going Today? books were born.
If you have a little vehicle lover in your life and you want to support their curiosity, nurture their spark and enjoy learning together then we hope you will love our books.
You can explore the Where Are You Going Today? books here.
Have a great week!
Rachel x