Miss Tiffany has a baby in her tummy was announced to my class of two year olds recently. The response was obviously one of awe, fear, confusion, and a you must be crazy. How could Miss Tiffany possibly have a baby in her tummy, you can't see it, and how would it get inside of there. "I wana see it!" came the reply of a small blonde two year old. So I lifted up my shirt to show my tummy and they poked at. Nothing. Nothing happened. Theres nothing there, again, "I wana see it!" Ok, well the baby is inside of my tummy, you can't see it. "I'll let you see it when it comes out" I replied. "Well, I wana see it" the little girl again shouted. Ugh, just go play. "I have a baby in my tummy" replied the little girl. "See it!" Out of her shirt fell a small baby doll. Laughing, I responded, "Yes, yes you do." "Well, wheres your baby? I wana see it!" the little girl again insisted.
Its amazing how incredibly smart and yet incredibly annoying a child can be. It takes a great amount of patience and sometimes a nice bite of the tongue to refrain from speaking harsh damaging words to the innocence and curiosity of a child. Sometimes we can't answer their questions and sometimes an answer to a question just provokes more questions. I am constantly learning to shift my perspective to that of a child. To be inquisitive, honest, and in awe of the surrounding world is not always an easy task. Were always in such a hurry we miss the fascinating aspects of this world like a baby growing inside of a mothers tummy. Its interesting how its often the things that we cant see that we doubt the most. How do we teach children to learn about things unknown to them if we are so closed off to learning about the unknown?
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