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If we teach our kids to be curious when they are young, they will enjoy a lifetime of continuous learning which leads to on-going self development and personal growth. Each and every time we visit The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, we all - not just the kids - explore, discover, and learn something new. It can be a fact. It can be a feature within an exhibit. It can be a new skill. It can even be the realization that through exploring, trying new things and learning, you can do anything you set your mind to.
This became crystal clear on a visit a few years back (we travel from the far Northwest suburbs of Chicago about six times throughout the year to the museum). Our son was four years old at the time and was insistent upon scaling the climbing wall. We figured, why not let him give it a shot? He donned the protective gear, belted up, and began his climb - only to repeatedly get stuck on the second foot hold without being able to advance.
With a little encouragement, and a LOT of assistance from museum staff, he repositioned himself and tried and tried and tried until he reached the top of that wall. Sounds pretty ordinary since most young first timers at the climbing wall experience the same thing, right? Right.
And that's the point.
He tried something new! He explored something he had not previously experienced. He learned to have confidence and not give up. He realized if he set his sights on reaching the top of the wall, he could and would find a way to get there. What a great lesson to learn (from a climbing wall, no less!) that with an open mind, a little determination, and a bit of help from others, he can and will do anything.
Name: Corky Heath
This became crystal clear on a visit a few years back (we travel from the far Northwest suburbs of Chicago about six times throughout the year to the museum). Our son was four years old at the time and was insistent upon scaling the climbing wall. We figured, why not let him give it a shot? He donned the protective gear, belted up, and began his climb - only to repeatedly get stuck on the second foot hold without being able to advance.
With a little encouragement, and a LOT of assistance from museum staff, he repositioned himself and tried and tried and tried until he reached the top of that wall. Sounds pretty ordinary since most young first timers at the climbing wall experience the same thing, right? Right.
And that's the point.
He tried something new! He explored something he had not previously experienced. He learned to have confidence and not give up. He realized if he set his sights on reaching the top of the wall, he could and would find a way to get there. What a great lesson to learn (from a climbing wall, no less!) that with an open mind, a little determination, and a bit of help from others, he can and will do anything.
Name: Corky Heath
