One small step = one giant leap, his mother knows (IP?)

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 04 Sep 2012
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‘We reached the moon!’‘Let’s roam the skies!’
– it can’t be done, the vision dies.

Unrealistic goals depress,
enthusiasm getting less.

Don’t push that struggling child to run,
but praise that step – progress begun!

Your aims must not appear too hard,
or real attempts he may discard.

For that small step, his mother knows,
was like a giant leap (pride shows).

His challenges are great, but one
step at a time will cheer her son.

He hasn’t reached that far-off star,
but, effort great brought him thus far!

This was inspired by the aims of Portage work with families with under 5s who have some sort of problem. They encourage parents working in play towards small-step goals.

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
A highly original and thought provoking, take on the I.P. Rhiannon, and one which says all the more for its brevity. In my opinion, this stanza says it all:- "Don’t push that struggling child to run, but praise that step – progress begun!" Tina

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Thank you, Tina. I worked with Portage for a while, and the IP brought the principle back to mind, and ideas about it kept coming up. regards, Rhiannon

 

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

Lovely little poem, with a real message about praising the small goals that one manages. My youngest grandson is a slow developer, and we all are so pleased when he progresses.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean, I found that principle very illuminating, and being taught to break up goals into small steps, like 'how you put a vest on - you find the label, put your head in with that at the back etc' - helped quite a lot with my youngest's problems too, as he couldn't see how to approach something difficult he found impossible to do, could only see the end goal that seemed impossible, like riding a bicycle - his brother and father had to help on that as I've never ridden until we got a tandem! Rhiannon