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Article The K.I.S.S. approach (Keep It Simple Sweety)

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I love the sheer simplicity of little people.  And I think that’s how it should always be for kids.  Life should be simple and easy, and they should be allowed to just be kids (no bikins and sexualizing please, but that’s a whole other story!!).

I was recently standing back silently watching my three-year old enter our local toy library.  She kind of walked around and cased the joint, searching out what she wanted to borrow and sussing out the other kids who were there at the time.  I think she was feeling pretty good about things that day, as she’d recently received a new watch, and was sporting it proudly.  I think the fact she doesn’t know how to tell the time is completely irrelevant considering how cool she was feeling about wearing a watch.

She eventually decided to play with a toy garden.  Before long, another of the kids at toy library came up to her and started showing interest in her game of make-believe.

Then I hear the conversation start to develop….

New Friend – “Wow, I love your watch.”

Miss 3 – “Thanks; it tells the time.”

And they continued to play happily for the next thirty minutes, despite never having met, not knowing one another’s name, and knowing they will probably not see one another again for a long time.

I love that simplicity.  It’s something I hope she never grows out of.  Kids are such beautiful little creatures.  Please try and be mindful of letting your little people stay little for a bit longer.  They have a whole lifetime of being a grown up and having all these crazy responsibilities, and dressing up so they look too old for their years.  And that’s another thing (in addition to the no bikini rule!), those plastic high heeled shoes – silly!  I know little girls love them, but they’re bad for their development, and are a twisted ankle waiting to happen.

Now go and give your little one a big wet kiss – just because.  Because they are simple and pure.  And they say some pretty funny things some time too.

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  • I love the things kids innocently say

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  • Innocence.

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  • I have always joked with my friends if I had a dollar for every silly and funny thing my son has said I’d be a millionaire, it’s a shame nowadays that its cool to be so skinny or overly sexy, you can always tell your girls and boys to be their self but apparently that isn’t good enough these days

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  • My little person has such a friendly nature. She doesn’t judge people when she meets them, she always has a smile for new people she sees and I love watching her discover new adventures everyday (even if she is only playing with her toys in our backyard). I sometimes wonder why it is so difficult for adults to drop their judgements of others and just find joy in the little things our little people love. If only we could all have such fun as our children do, enjoying the simple pleasures of life.

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  • I agree to let kids just be kids. My son says funny things. The sun wakes up everyone wakes up, animals wake up.

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  • little people ground you! they tell it how it is and are so pure. they are really amazing creatures we need to return to that simple way of life

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  • As much as I celebrate every new thing my kids learn, I’m conscious that I don’t want them growing up too fast.
    I love it that a simple trip to bunnings can be an adventure – meet new friends, get a stamp and a ballon, push a trolley like a big kid and top it off with a snag in bread for lunch. Such a simple outing, so many opportunities!

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  • I love watching my 3 y/o pretend play. And she makes play with kids she has never met before look so easy. “Hi My name is …. Lets go play. Done. I too hope this stays with her as she gets older. Confidence is a good thing.
    I keep a book of funny things she says which shows how she sees the world. Will be great to look back on as it’s amazing how quickly they grow up and we forget the little cute things they say.

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  • I love seeing m 3 yo son make believe. He took his dad on a boat (couch) voyag. Treasure map (yogurt cad board carton) in hand they sailed the world

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  • I hope my kids stay kids for as long as they can. With peer pressure today it’s almost like there forced to grow up just to please society.

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  • I think its really important to let your kids just be kids, you don’t get to turn back the clock if you let them grow up too quickly.

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  • Could not agree more. i love how its the simple things with my sons that give them the biggest smiles 🙂

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  • I love watching my kids play. Their imagination always amazes me. And yes they say & do some funny things.

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