Since the time Anya has started school, I have discovered the power of stars and smileys. One day when I went to pick her up, she was bursting with excitement. "Look, Mamma! Teacher Aunty gave me a star. She thrust her fist triumphantly at me to admire, where her teacher had drawn a smiley with a marker. She was evidently proud of it. I hugged her and joined in her exultation.
Now she gets smileys and stars for her classwork and homework. She has started to understand that if Ma'am underlines something, then it's not good and her chances of getting a smiley are bleak. Whenever she does her work at home, she gives herself a smiley as a mark of self-approval.
Now she gets smileys and stars for her classwork and homework. She has started to understand that if Ma'am underlines something, then it's not good and her chances of getting a smiley are bleak. Whenever she does her work at home, she gives herself a smiley as a mark of self-approval.
In the US at Costco, the receipt checker draws a smiley on the receipt. It is such a simple gesture, but one that thrills her no end each time!
She looks forward to it. If the person takes extra effort to draw her sketch with wavy hair or make her hold a balloon, she is on cloud nine!
It warms my heart to see how a simple gesture lights up a kid's world! Maybe that's the reason people smile at babies and kids. They really take it to heart and respond with the sweetest genuineness!
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