7 Ways To Control Your Programming
March 18, 2008
Since realizing that I was unconsciously “programming” my little niece, I’ve been pretty wary about how I’m interacting with her. Young children are just like sponges and will absorb almost anything we feed into them. They don’t have the filters to differentiate what’s right and wrong and having to correct those improper ones when they’re grown up can be quite an excruciating experience. Not to mention the embarrassment at times.
I used to have this University ex-hostel mate. A brilliant straight-As student. When she was still in junior high school, she got this impression – most likely from her parents - that if a boy and a girl “slept together”, the girl would be pregnant. Well, theoretically she was right, wasn’t she? But apparently her parents omitted the “important prerequisite” for the pregnancy. One day when she went to a school camp, she was so worried the whole night if she would be pregnant the next day that she didn’t sleep well! The whole class of boys and girls slept in the same vacated classroom! Ha ha! Read more
How Are You Programming Yourself Every Day?
March 3, 2008
Kids are one of the world’s most insightful teachers. Don’t you agree?
One Friday evening, as I was preparing to meet some friends for dinner, my toddler niece was contentedly sitting on the couch playing with her toys. I was running a bit late and wanted to inform my friends. Just as I was frantically rummaging through my bag for my mobile phone, my niece slided off from her seat and ran towards me. Read more
