Child Talk

Have you heard children talking to each other? What sort of things do they say to each other? You can be sure it is not gossip or resentment or the economic crisis. They tell each other about their favourite toys, about their well-liked cartoon shows and about any recent trips they had made with their parents. They are all wholesome topics of conversation. The only occasional “bad” talk would be not to friend a certain boy or girl in the class. This latter negative talk could easily be changed to a positive one with the encouragement from the teachers. This is because children do not really have a deep seated dislike for anyone. They may as they grow older. The very young children do not have them. We, adults, surely have a lot to learn from them in this respect.

In my many years of working with young children, I’ve never heard any malicious or obscene talk coming out of their mouths. (I’ve heard such talks from some older children though.) So for those of you who are care-givers of young children, enjoy listening to them and encourage them to have clean, wholesome conversations with you and with their peers. I believe it will go a long way in the development of their character.

The next time you are among the young kids, tune in your ears to their conversations and learn from them.