[Parenting Tips]Use expired DMs to easily boost your child's observation and thinking skills!!!

In just four months, it will have been two years since we started attending the free scripture recitation class at school with our kids!
Whether scripture recitation is beneficial, I think... depends on how parents view it!
Some parents might find scripture recitation really boring—just reading the Three Character Classic, Disciple’s Rules, and sayings of Confucius over and over.
But actually, scripture recitation isn’t just about reading—it also helps develop a child’s concentration.
Since parents are required to join in, it can also strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Did you know? Kids are like sponges—they absorb whatever you give them!

Among the twins’ classmates in the scripture recitation class, the best at memorizing poems was the youngest, a kindergarten student!
So when you ask what the benefits of scripture recitation are, long-term participation will likely bring unexpected rewards.

Our scripture recitation class invites a parenting lecturer every two weeks
to teach parents how to interact with their children, manage their marital relationship, practice filial piety... and more.
Usually, Dad accompanies the twins to the scripture recitation class.
But this week, Dad had other commitments, so I went with the twins instead.
Thanks to this session, I listened to an amazing parenting experience sharing session... and learned a lot.
One of these little parenting tips was also shared by the speaker that day. Hope you’ll find it useful too!!

Use store DMs to play with your child and develop their observation and thinking skills.

Let your child cut out items they like or foods they enjoy eating... one by one.
This can help build their patience and concentration, as well as improve their finger dexterity,
but make sure parents are present and use child-safe scissors!!

A single DM can be reused
to cut out many different types of products,
and depending on age, you can come up with various ways to play with them,
which calls for plenty of parental creativity and imagination!!

First, my twin daughter gave it a try. She has a lot of trouble organizing and sorting things on her desk,
often leaving it messy and even trying to negotiate trades, bribing her sister to organize it for her.

I asked her to sort all the cut-out papers in any way she wanted.
I always thought she really couldn’t organize her desk, so having her sort through these diverse product DMs,
I thought she’d lose interest and lack patience!!

But seeing her neatly categorize and organize these pieces of paper...
I then realized she was just making excuses out of laziness... she couldn't even tidy up her desk.
Look how she sorted and categorized all these clipped product images.
This section is the fruit area.

This section is the laundry and cleaning supplies area.

And this section is for cooking ingredients.

Then this section is for drinks.

Next... the dessert and cake section.

And finally, his favorite... the snacks section.

Actually, there are many more ways to play with this — it just takes some creative thinking from parents.
For example... which items go in the fridge, using the fruit section to teach English,
or which ingredients are vegetables or meats.

For kids at my child’s grade level, you can give them challenges like,
“Mom gives you 300 yuan, go to the supermarket to buy ingredients,
what would you like to buy for yourself that doesn’t exceed 300 yuan?”
Or use their favorite snacks and discount deals to practice addition and subtraction.

When they have questions, don’t rush to give them the answers,
instead, encourage and guide them more, helping them develop the habit of thinking and reasoning independently.

The teacher giving this lesson said, don’t always attribute children’s misbehavior to them being “in their rebellious phase.”
As long as parents are willing to spend time with their kids, listen to them, and connect with them emotionally,
then “there really is no so-called rebellious phase for children.”
I agree with this — because I consider myself a daughter who never gave my parents any trouble, so where’s my teenage rebellion?!!
I also hope my twins can avoid this so-called rebellious phase,
But as my daughter grows older, whenever problems come up, I often find myself troubled,
wondering how to handle things so that she will listen to me and agree with me!!

Every time there’s an issue, I have to explain so many reasons to her...
The journey of parenting is long, and it seems to get harder to figure out along the way.

Also... you can play “this is cheaper than that” or “this thing is more expensive than that one.”
Because my younger daughter isn’t very good at logic,
so these kinds of comparison-based questions often cause her to lose a lot of points in math tests.

What children need is companionship.
Really, don't look for any more excuses and waste this brief, precious time of childhood together.
Soon, they won't be running around you anymore, no longer centering their world around yours...
I truly believe that children who spend time with you are less likely to go astray.
So the best gift you can give your child is truly just "your presence."

The other day, I read something that I found very insightful.
"Don't teach your child to have a wealthy life; teach them how to live a rich life."
Let's all encourage each other on this path.

Or you could also ask them to describe the taste of the fruit, how it feels when eating it... and so on.
Encourage children to express themselves and stimulate their rich imagination and powers of observation.

I like how the twins’ dad takes them to scripture class.
Because through expert instruction there,
I think it will also bring a certain level of improvement to our parent-child relationship and our marriage as well.

By using paper-cutting games as a form of play, learning becomes less rigid and more fun and engaging.

Can you think of any other ways to play?
Hurry up and share your ideas in the comments too!!

[Breaking News]

On the eve of Mother’s Day, I went to the cram school to pick up the twins after class.
As they walked toward me, both were holding five carnation bouquets each.
My first thought was, “Why did they take money without asking me and buy all these carnations?”
But then, my emotional side kicked in and I thought, this is truly a heartfelt gesture from the kids )))
The twins, though still young, discussed it together and made this decision together, using their own red envelope money,
and quietly ordered the carnations from their school teachers... how could I possibly scold them?
And it wasn’t just for me either.
They also bought them for their beloved grandma, maternal grandmother, great-aunt, godmother, and god-grandma as well.
This thoughtful gesture moved all our relatives and friends deeply.

That’s all for this share!! I rarely stay up late, but I did for this article~