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"This is the time to dream. You have been
doing gymnastics since you were 3. Let's take
this summer and explore something else. Let's
dream. What would you like to try?" Shortly, to
my shock, she said, "I want to try modeling."
She had never mentioned modeling, in fact, I
didn't know her 7-year-old-self knew what it
was! We found a modeling camp. It was perfect!
She learned lots of skills to equip her for wom-
anhood: wardrobe and fashion lessons, hair and
skin care, simple make-up, posture and proper
walking. Although she returned to gymnastics at
the end of summer (because she missed it so
much), her summer dream gave her some very
valuable tools in her experience chest. It was a
wonderful excursion from her comfort zone.
When parenting multiple children, this idea
can appear overwhelming. So break it down to
suit your needs—maybe a list of three dreams.
Perhaps each week one child gets to pick a
dream. One thing might hit two dreams from
sibling lists.
Few things measure up to
broadening a child's horizons.
New experiences lead to new dreams and new
horizons leading a child to the world of pos-
sibilities. Parents hold the power to their chil-
dren's dreams. Start this summer off dreaming
and end it with the joy of dreams harvested.
Elaine Stone, mother of three, lives in
Spotsylvania County.
"
"
Children are
naturally great goal-
setters. They just call
them dreams.
~ David Machin
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