Li Sisi: For the boy, I especially hope he has more autonomy and choice. Yuanbao is nearly 3 years old, and he will have his own difficulties. For example, he can use antonyms now. When I say, "Jinbao is really cute," he will say, "Jinbao is so hateful", which makes you laugh and cry. I think this rebellion is a law of natural growth, so I can't break it, but I try to meet it. When I can't meet it, I need guidance and persuasion.
Sina Child Care: What if the child is bullied?
Li Sisi: I think it is inevitable for children to be bullied, especially for boys who grow up slowly in fighting and quarrelling with each other, and their feelings seem to be established in this way. So I don't reject it at all. However, when a child is uncomfortable or wronged, there must be a channel to guide him to express it. Don't let him form a depression in his heart. It is enough for parents to do this. The child's world intersects with our world, but it does not overlap completely, so what we need to do is to let him grow up in his world as much as possible.
Sina Parenting: Have you ever had emotional breakdown as a mother?
Li Sisi: Yes. For example, sometimes you don't know why your child has been crying and making noise all the time, because you are busy at work, and it is not easy to go home to accompany him. If he is in this state again, you will collapse. Also, when you go to work, Yuanbao will hold your leg and won't let you go. He said that I will let you accompany me. You don't want to go to work. It's no fun to go to work. Today, your units are closed, so make up various reasons. But at this time, you should tell him that his mother went to work in order to give you a better life, buy you toys and delicious food. Later, he gradually understood.
The advantage of our family is that Yuanbao's father and I are complementary in character. I am an impetuous man, and he has a good temper. So when I am impatient and he is around, I will rush to make a regulator.
Sina parenting: What are the difficult parenting problems?
Li Sisi: The parenting problem is the relationship between two children, which has become more and more complex. I thought I had made adequate preparations before, but now as Xiao Bao begins to have more emotional needs, you will find it difficult to balance this emotional balance. As we usually say, because the boss has more emotional needs, you should pay more attention to him. But sometimes you feel afraid. You are afraid that this kind of attention will form a habit. You are afraid that one day you will be used to seeing the boss's reaction. You are afraid that one day when Xiao Bao needs you, you will turn to the boss involuntarily in the next second. Therefore, the balance of the emotional balance is really a difficult problem, and it will always accompany us. As their growth paths become more and more coincident, it will be difficult to imagine and deal with when they intersect and interlace.
The essence of family education is actually the inheritance of family culture. In fact, every family has some inherited ideas and qualities. As a mother, what is Li Sisi's most important family idea?
Sina parenting: What is the family concept you most want to inherit?
Li Sisi: I remember one day when Yuanbao was building blocks, his brother suddenly ran to touch his brother, but because he could not grasp the strength and direction of his hands, he pushed all his brother's blocks to the ground. At that moment, his brother collapsed, which I especially understood. So the moment my brother raised his fist to hit his brother, I rushed to hold him in my arms. At that time, I didn't say anything to Yuanbao. I just said that my brother was still young, and he didn't do a lot of things very well because he didn't control things properly. In fact, he was unintentional. He wanted to play with you.
Later in the evening when I slept with Yuanbao, I told him, Yuanbao, do you know why my mother gave birth to a younger brother? Because I think you are too lonely at home, because you are the only child, so my mother especially hopes to have another baby to grow with you, so my brother will be the closest person to you in your life, and this closeness cannot be replaced by others. Maybe you can't understand now, but as you grow up, when you cry, your brother will hold you. When you can't build blocks, my brother will help you. When you are bullied, your brother will stand behind you, and you will feel that your brother is a very precious existence. Later Yuanbao seemed to understand something.
So what I really want to convey is that I hope they are friendly and warm children. This warmth is not only the inner feelings, but also the feelings they bring to others. Therefore, to be a warm person, first of all, they should have love in their hearts, and then hope that they will be strong. As Cai Yuanpei said, a child's education is not the most important thing, but a sound character. Therefore, I hope they can have a sound character and healthy body. In terms of concept, being kind to others is always the most important virtue, as well as sincerity.
Ten years ago, art education seemed to be regarded as aristocratic education. In the eyes of ordinary people, learning to play zither, learn painting and learn singing belonged to children with different talents or superior families. Today, all kinds of art interest classes are spread all over the city, and children have to be drawn to cultivate various artistic skills since childhood. However, do parents really think clearly about the purpose of learning art?
Sina Child Care: What do you think of aesthetic education?
Li Sisi: There is a good saying that the world is not lack of beauty, but lack of eyes to find beauty. In fact, beauty exists in every corner of our life, so the aesthetic education of children is really not a simple socialized behavior, but needs to return to the family. For the pursuit and view of beauty, parents or more family members should form a corresponding atmosphere to let children know that there are many beauty we can capture in life, and there is no absolute limit between beauty and non beauty.
Sina parenting: Have you signed up some interest classes for your children?
Li Sisi: I once tried to apply for an interest class for my children, but later found that children still need to choose on their own. Many of the choices of the post-80s generation are actually made by their parents. Sometimes you will feel bored because they are not what you want, not what you want. Whether it is aesthetic education or art education, I hope that children can have a space of independent choice. When they really like it, I will insist on letting them learn. But the premise is to let him get in touch with everything before he knows what he likes. Therefore, I will let him try more.
Sina parenting: learning art is enjoying. Do you agree with this view?
Li Sisi: I think this is right. Learning art is a process of enjoyment. It is not utilitarian, not an exam, nor some level requirements for them, but simply to let them enjoy the process. Of course, it is another consideration to turn the process of enjoyment into a rational thinking, or even a way to make a living.