I am just about to organize my son’s 4th birthday party and in my search for ideas, I came across a great (humorous of course!) video of David Snowden on how to apply different systems perspectives when organizing a children’s birthday party.
Ever have anyone offer you his/her opinion without your express permission? How did it make you feel? How did you react to it?
Mark and I decided to have the carpets cleaned in the house. After Jack went to bed, we cleared out three rooms of everything and piled stuff up in the kitchen and hallways, where there was no carpet. I was so curious to see how Jack would respond the next morning when he woke to find everything in different places and chaotic.
I remember a client saying to me, when he first heard I was having a child, “Oh good… the so called expert at Emotional Intelligence is gonna finally learn that she can’t control everything!”. LOL
We just finished a beautiful long weekend here in Waterloo, Ontario. Ours was jam packed with activities and some of the best bits for me was having Jack experience his first parade and his first Oktoberfest. As a new mom and an expert in emotional intelligence (well I might teach this stuff but I ain’t no Master yet myself! LOL) I am continually amused and amazed at how children have quick access to all their emotions and a trust that they can and should express those.