Mom, Dad, I'm not bonsai

Do you know bonsai, a small tree that lives in a small pot? I think most of you know this kind of tree.

But, do you know that bonsai actually is a big tree, but with Japanese way of culturing it, putting it in a small pot, this big tree could not grow up into a big tree.

In Japanese words, bonsai means an ordinary talents. The opposite of bonsai is tensai, which means many talents, genius.

Nowadays, I saw that children about 1-4 years old could not do simple jobs around the house that is actually easy because without knowing it, parents make their children into a bonsai. Parents always do all things for their children, thinking that "children could not do it", or "it takes time if they do it by themselves", or "if I allow them to do it, they will mess up and I have to clean up the rest."

For example, let children open the door, let children put the garbage into the trash can, let children put the dishes in the kitchen, let children put the dirty clothes into basket, let the children clean up the floor, etc...

So, instead of giving a chance for children to try, parents always interfere the process by giving a shortcut for children, "Let me do it for you." So, this tensai children soon will become bonsai.

I hope, as a parents, you could give a chance for children to try these simple things around the house so that you can train them to have a strong spirit and when they can do it, they will be proud of themselves, thus creating a good self confidence.