More Than Just Responsibility

When I'm doing my cook in the kitchen every night, SyuenSyuen will take out her homework to do. I wouldn't have to spend time nagging at her and this is what I'm glad of. I do not like to urge her to do her homework as I do not want her to feel antipathy in learning. Maybe because we provide her a learning environment for her since she was young, she loves to learn. We want her to enjoy the process of learning, not just her responsibility. But, one thing I realised is that responsibility and independence work hand in hand.

This is what had happened. One night, when SyuenSyuen was doing her homework, she accidentally spilled the pencil dust all over the floor. Without hesitation, she quickly got her tools and started to sweep the floor. It's late at night already yet she hadn't finish her homework. Most parents will stop their children from cleaning and hurried them to do their homework. I had that in my mind too but I stopped myself just in time. Yup, I understand that it's late already but what she did is because she knew that it is her RESPONSIBILITY. She didn't want anyone to help her because she wants to be INDEPENDENT.

Since she was young, we let her to do her own things, from taking care of herself to doing work for others. She had done well, just that sometimes need some encouragement from us. So far, TIMID is her only obstacle in the process of learning to become more independent. As parents, we should let go our hands, let the children explore, don't be afraid that our children will get hurt or whatsoever. Sometimes, we just need to think out of the box :)