7800 Hours
Posted by Kimber Christensen on
The lessons we teach our kids will directly translate to the way they grow up. We created wood toys for children to enhance their appreciation for nature and well-being.
Did you know that a child spends about 900 hours a year in school, and 7,800 hours outside of school? Who do you think has a greater influence on that child? The teacher in the class room or the "teacher" they see every day and with whom they spend a majority of that 7,800 hours?
The most influential education a child receives is in their home, from their caregivers. And that education is rarely taught in a formal sit down situation. It is soaked up in every-day experiences.
Makes you stop to think about what lessons your child is learning every day. Are they learning respect and kindness because of the way we treat and talk to them and others? Are they learning manners because we say "Please and Thank you" to strangers and most importantly to them? Are they learning the value of books because we read to them, or take them to the library? Are they learning the importance of health and fitness because we eat healthy foods and participate in physical activities? What about forgiveness, tolerance, optimism, hard work, responsibility?
While parenting a child is one of the most difficult things a person will do, it is also one of the most rewarding and important things they will ever do. And evaluating ourselves and the lessons we teach will greatly benefit our children.
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- 1 year old
- acceptance
- accident
- advice
- affiliate
- age blocks
- amelia earhart
- autism
- aviator
- baby
- baby cubby
- baby shower
- back to school
- basket
- best of
- blocks
- bohemian
- BPA
- breastfeeding
- business
- cabana boogie
- care kit
- castle
- cat lady
- cherry
- child
- children
- christmas
- christmas tree
- collaboration
- coloring book
- community
- confidence
- construction worker
- country living
- cowboy
- cowgirl
- craft lake city
- dance party
- design
- development
- diet
- disney
- DIY
- dress up
- easter
- eating
- eco
- family
- family business
- favors
- formaldehyde
- Fufillment
- fun
- fundraiser
- games
- geek
- grocery shopping
- guest post
- halloween
- hammer toy
- hardwood
- health
- holiday
- how to
- ideas
- infant
- information
- iplanttrees
- jedi
- judgemental
- kids
- lacing toy
- last minute gifts
- Learning
- little sapling toys
- littlesaplingtoys
- local
- love
- made in the usa
- made in usa
- madeline's box
- making a country living
- maple
- matching set
- maternity
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