Wondering what adults can learn from kids? Then you've come to the right place! We learn a lot from our parents over the course of our lives. But of course this also works the other way round. After all, we tend to lose one or two great qualities as we get older and need to brush up on them.
Be it courage, tolerance, honesty or joie de vivre. Fortunately, children have a wealth of these qualities, so we adults can also learn a lot from them.
I would now like to show you exactly what children can teach us. Let's go!
In advance, here is a brief overview for you:
- Show joie de vivre
- Be curious
- Expand digital knowledge
- All living things love
- Swimming against the current
- Be honest with yourself
- Seek contact with others
- Show enthusiasm & passion
- Looking forward to the new day
- Learning from others and accepting help
1. show zest for life
Children enjoy every moment. You laugh from their deepest heart and are enthusiastic about new discoveries.
In addition, children live and consume naturally and healthily on their own. Only through the Influence of us adults this can slowly change with increasing age.
Genuine joie de vivre is definitely something we can learn from children.
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2. be curious
Children are also happy about the small but no less great things in life that we adults already take for granted.
You approach new challenges with an absolute Lightheartedness and do not think about whether a project might be unrealistic. Children test their own limits and sometimes take risks when they want to try out and learn new things. So also develop their creativity.
When was the last time you tested your limits? Can't think of anything off the top of your head? Then childlike curiosity is definitely something you can learn or regain as an adult 🙂
3. expand digital knowledge
A small child may not yet know what an internet browser is, how to send emails or exactly how Bitcoin works. But the digital knowledge of children who are growing up in the midst of digitalization, gets bigger and bigger in the course of youth.
Children are "Digital Natives" who embrace new technical developments with playful ease. Even if you "don't have to do everything", we adults can of course also expand our digital knowledge through the knowledge and experience of children.
4. show love towards all living beings
Put a baby in a room with a little pig and an apple: it will be the Pet the pig and eat the apple. Most adults eat both these days. If children knew what was in the Factory farming or happens in slaughterhouses, they would refuse to consume animal products.
They show Compassion and mercy for all sentient beings. They don't care if it's a dog, cat, duck, cow, pig or dolphin. Speciesism do not know them.
These values are definitely among the things that we adults should adopt from children. The More and more people vegan life is a good sign that this undertaking is already being put into practice.
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5. swimming against the current
Children whistle at conventions and don't do everything the way it has "always" been done. Simply because they are so young that they don't know "always".
For example, they are constantly inventing new words for objects that we actually call something completely different. Unlike us adults, children are completely carefree.
Of course, especially since the little ones don't have to worry about tax returns, a new job or other obligations. Nevertheless, this childlike light-heartedness something that we adults should definitely take a leaf out of our book to brood less and easier to live.
6. be honest with yourself
Children are real and don't deceive themselves! If they have done something stupid, they learn from it. In addition, they question certain behaviors and also have No shame in asking questionswhich we adults would rather dismiss as a "stupid question".
In this way, children simply learn through their Honesty and openness - positive traitsthat would do us adults good.
However, children are not only honest with themselves, but also with others. Because Children's mouths speak truth. This can be quite embarrassing for some parents, but it's basically a great attitude from children that not only mothers and fathers can learn a lot from.
7. seek contact with others
Small children are unbiased. They don't care whether someone has a tattoo or not, whether someone is male or female, whether someone is wearing torn clothes or whether someone has light or dark skin. Children appreciate a person's inner values and approach strangers openly and without prejudice.
This is a quality that some adults may lose over time due to the influence of the media and possibly also personal experience. But in the end we usually miss great opportunities in life because of prejudices.
That is why the Openness and sociability In my opinion, this is an important lesson that we adults can learn from children.
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8. show enthusiasm & passion
Children are extremely enthusiastic and can develop new passions at record speed. Quite simply because they are open-minded and enjoy even the little things.
Already a Colorado potato beetle by the wayside but one simple soap bubble can be enough to make children shine. Especially outdoors in nature children develop this enthusiasm, which turns into a High creativity results.
The Awareness of nature has been lost to many people over the course of time. What can we as adults learn from children in this respect? For example, that we more mindful life, each Natural sound and consciously develop a passion for new things!
9. look forward to the new day
Kids are great at making every day to start with full curiosity and not or only partially think about what went wrong yesterday or what problems lie ahead of them in the next few days.
You start the day with a smile and are Excited about what is to come.
Of course, we adults have a number of responsibilities that may stress us out. But this is precisely why we can learn a lot from the lightness of children. For example, simply try to consciously wake up focus on the beautiful things.
Also like to hold these things in this gratitude diary* and develop a new routine.
10. learning from others and accepting help
Children really are amazingly good listeners. As brief as their answers may sometimes be, they remember a lot of things from the stories told by adults.
Listening can make our lives much easier and prevent unloved arguments. It also makes it much easier to offer help and accept help from others. Offer or accept help when it is neededis another quality that we adults can learn from children.
And it definitely doesn't help to play it cool and try to master all the challenges on your own. A Jumping over your own shadow and the courage to adopt new attitudes and behaviors can ultimately have a positive influence on the rest of your life.
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What we can learn from children? Who we really are!
There are certainly some bad things in the world. But only through the eyes of a child can you see that the great things outnumber are.
I hope that this article has made you aware of everything that children can teach us. Use their youthful characteristics and behaviors in your everyday life. For example, to make your life, our society and our world a little better every day, away from the stress of everyday life.
"Babies and animals are the mirrors of nature."
Epicurus of Samos (see Animal welfare quotes)
Do you have any questions or can you think of other things that children can teach us? Then, as always, please write me a comment.
Stay curious,
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