She came in the door from school yesterday looking very sad. I asked her what was wrong and she said a boy on the bus called her a crybaby. I asked her why she had been crying on the bus and she said, "I wasn't Mom, but when he called me a crybaby, it made me sad and I cried". The rest of the story came out and I learned that her friend told a boy at the back of the bus that he could not save seats. He got mad and said they were all a bunch of cry babies. She took this very personally and it made her sad. I explained sometimes people say things to make us sad, we just have to ignore them. Hard lessons for a 6 year old, but she seemed to understand what I was telling her. It was just a cute response from my perspective, one that is so Annalina!
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Poor baby. I know from experience how hard it is to be sensitive. Our sweet little Annalina will have to learn like the rest of us. I love the Start Student of the week-- I am thinking of doing this at home- at FHE nominating one of the kids to be the star for the next day and have them do special things.... thanks for sharing the great idea!
What a cutie Amy! Your girls look just like you. It's fun to see your family. You must be thankful for a sweet tender hearted one like Annalina, my Ally is not so much that way. She's a good girl, but a little on the tough side. Probably because of all of her brothers...darn boys.:)I'm trying to teach her to have more empathy, I don't know if it's working or not.
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