Erosion
Erosion --The wearing away, washing away, or removal of soil by wind, water or man.
Lately it seems that erosion has taken place in my son's life. He is doing pretty well in all the things he is involved in, but he is completely drained. It seems as if all the activities of his life are slowly causing some erosion in his life. Although these are good activities, ones that he has chosen to be involved in, there sometimes comes a point where we have to step in and make him take a break.
As with plants, kids need the grounding that the surrounding soil provides for proper growth. When they begin to get worn down, resting and rebuilding that soil bed may be all it takes to replenish the nourishment that is needed for a more healthy lifestyle and proper growth.
Anything in life can cause the erosion that saps a child's energy, and in turn, level of growth. From school, sports, church, friends, home life and anything else the child is involved in, many demands are placed on him/her. Sometimes these demands even come from within the child. All of these demands slowly erode the area in which the child is rooted. It seems when these times come, it is in the best interest of our child and his/her growth to step back and help to re-evaluate all the s/he is involved in and how to best maintain the proper soil level needed. It may be a day off from a particular acitivity or perhaps even dropping one completely. It may be an earlier bedtime or a little down time in the evening is all our kid needs to help maintain the balance that can so easily be eroded by outside forces.
Lately it seems that erosion has taken place in my son's life. He is doing pretty well in all the things he is involved in, but he is completely drained. It seems as if all the activities of his life are slowly causing some erosion in his life. Although these are good activities, ones that he has chosen to be involved in, there sometimes comes a point where we have to step in and make him take a break.
As with plants, kids need the grounding that the surrounding soil provides for proper growth. When they begin to get worn down, resting and rebuilding that soil bed may be all it takes to replenish the nourishment that is needed for a more healthy lifestyle and proper growth.
Anything in life can cause the erosion that saps a child's energy, and in turn, level of growth. From school, sports, church, friends, home life and anything else the child is involved in, many demands are placed on him/her. Sometimes these demands even come from within the child. All of these demands slowly erode the area in which the child is rooted. It seems when these times come, it is in the best interest of our child and his/her growth to step back and help to re-evaluate all the s/he is involved in and how to best maintain the proper soil level needed. It may be a day off from a particular acitivity or perhaps even dropping one completely. It may be an earlier bedtime or a little down time in the evening is all our kid needs to help maintain the balance that can so easily be eroded by outside forces.
Malcolm (Comment this)
I have seen the trend a lot around here the last few years as well. When my son was in karate, we were disappointed when the karate school went to providing summer long "camps" and "after school classes", which really equated out to day care. it took a lot away from the karate we felt...
I can understand parents not wanting to leave their kids unattended while working, but I have seen a lot of tired, stressed out kids...erosion can sure bring about some tough consequences if we are not careful... (Comment this)