Wondertime

I have a new favorite magazine. Its brand new. Only 2 maybe 3 issues out. Its called Wondertime. Its motto is to celebrate your child's love of learning.

Its such a breath of fresh air from those typical baby magazines. Like Parents, Child, or Baby Talk.

This magazine doesn't talk about the celebs picks for the "hottest" diaper bag, or go over different baby foods, or tell you what to do to lose those last few baby pounds.

It teaches you tips and tells you about how your child's little mind works , gives you ideas about how to make a simple walk turn into a FUN adventure, how going to the grocery store can completely aid in their journey to learn math...

I can't say enough good things about this magazine.

As I was reading, I came across a topic that hit SO freaking close to home. Made me think. Actually made me change. It talks about how kids find miracles in everyday things.

An excerpt from an article:

When people say, "Kids are so Zen," this is what they mean: the way they appreciate every tiny miracle of the here and now. And, ironically its this very quality that tends to drive us parents crazy.

So true.
So true.
To hear Bing's excitement and the squeals he gives when seeing or blowing bubbles, totally warms my heart.
I even find myself saying "Bing I know! I know! I know bubbles I see them!" As he repeats "Bubbles" over and over again.
But to him...its a little piece of magic that comes from a wand that is dipped into liquid and then blown into.
It truly is amazing to him!
I want to feel that way, and I DO when I watch my children.
I genuinely feel their excitement, their interest, their amazement.
I just never want to lose that.

Also this:

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder...he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we all live in.
{Rachel Carson - The Sense of Wonder}

I want to be that person for my children. I never want to view something that are passionate about or are interested in is silly, or petty. I want to see the way they do. Always. Even if its just a bubble, or helping me with the dishes, or jude's "SPEAR-UH-MENT" he created from Blue's Clues.

I know quite serious from the Nothing Serious girl...but hey this is my blog...so i'm typing whats on my mind.

A