Sometimes Less is More: Lessons From a 4-Year Old

There have been a couple experiences with my daughter lately that have taught me a lesson -- less is more.

The first one happened at the community easter egg hunt. We were so excited to go and hunt for eggs, but it wasn't an easter egg hunt at all; it was just old hard candy thrown out all over to go pick up. I was so mad! I called my mom on the phone and was just complaining. Then I looked down at my sweet 4 year old and she was so happy, just walking around with her basket so proud of the candy that she got. Yeah, it was old and she didn't end up eating any of it, but she was happy and she had fun. I got all mad and worked up over nothing.

The second one was when I was talking to my friend on the phone saying that I needed to save up money so we could go on a vacation. My little girl got so excited and said, "Maybe we can go to the fountain, the library or the park." Sometimes it is the littlest things that are the best - not the big expensive elaborate trips and things that we as adults think our kids need to have.

We need to just SIMPLIFY sometimes. I know this tip is long and so congrats if you made it this far!

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