Today morning, my blood pressure levels went up substantially high. The reason - I was trying to teach my elder daughter (she is 6) how to play snow bowling using the Nintendo Wii remote. The seemingly simple act of holding up the remote + pressing the B Button + swinging your arm with the button pressed + releasing the Button after the swing , seemed way to complicated to my daughter. She kept trying repeatedly, but will either release the button way too early or not release it at all. It was funny at times to see the ball go hit the audience and audience booing at it. But after a point, I got a bit agitated. With the pressure levels shooting up higher, I lost my patience and even showed my anger to her. After a while, we stopped playing and took to our other routines.
Later when I was thinking about it, I realised my mistake. After all, what seems simple to us might be quite difficult for kids. We need to give them time to learn new things. I also recalled similar situations when we taught her a lot of things - riding a electric bike , scooter board, making her remain in water without breathing, coloring - I could go on and on. During all these events, she was struggling initially and latched on to it beautifully over a period of time. Thats when I realised that perseverance pays. Lot of parents give up on certain things when they find that the child is not picking it up. Give the kids their time. They will take time initially but will certainly acquire the skill. I am sure my daughter is going to defeat me in Wii Snow bowling soon.
Later when I was thinking about it, I realised my mistake. After all, what seems simple to us might be quite difficult for kids. We need to give them time to learn new things. I also recalled similar situations when we taught her a lot of things - riding a electric bike , scooter board, making her remain in water without breathing, coloring - I could go on and on. During all these events, she was struggling initially and latched on to it beautifully over a period of time. Thats when I realised that perseverance pays. Lot of parents give up on certain things when they find that the child is not picking it up. Give the kids their time. They will take time initially but will certainly acquire the skill. I am sure my daughter is going to defeat me in Wii Snow bowling soon.
