Ricky, a rabbit from Belgium, is popular in 28 countries and regions around the world, and is the love of10 million families. Why is he so popular? In addition to his lovely image, I think, more importantly, he let children and us as parents know the secret of growth.
The secret of growing up 1: Be true to yourself and dare to be different from others-Ricky the Broken Ear Rabbit, the first book from this set of books.
Unlike other rabbits, Ricky has a drooping ear. He was also worried about it, and tried every means, such as hanging upside down from a tree, wearing grandma's wool hat to cover his ears, putting a carrot in his ears, and tying his right ear with a rope and branches. Finally, Ricky decided to see a doctor. The doctor examined his ears carefully and found nothing wrong, so he said to him, "All ears in the world will be a little different."
Ricky thought about the doctor's words and became happy: "One ear is up and the other ear is down. I should be glad that other rabbits can't learn such ears if they want to. " Later, he bravely played with everyone with his broken ears, and he didn't mind his uniqueness at all.
Every child will have one kind or another of small shortcomings, small problems, and maybe some children will feel inferior because of this. In fact, every child is unique. What we need to do is to guide children to discover their own bright spots, learn to affirm themselves, and encourage children to be true to themselves and dare to be different from others.
The secret of growing up 2: Be independent and face up to fear and frustration —— From "The Big Monster Comes", Ricky wanted to live in a tent outside by himself, and at first he felt very happy, but later he was scared by strange voices and shadows outside. Finally, mom and dad came to accompany him. In the process of children's growth, they always need to face many things independently in the end. Parents may as well let go, but be their strong backing when their children need help.
The secret of growing up 3: Be a friendly and kind child and make friends happily-Ricky the Great Warrior, I like Annie, Let's play together, See you at the old place, and Three Kisses from Ricky all tell the story of children's communication with others during their growing up. Ricky is really a generous, friendly and kind child! Reading them with your baby also helps children learn these beautiful characters in a subtle way.
The secret of growing up 4: respect and understand life and realize the meaning of death-it's not easy. The Secret under the Chestnut Tree is talking about death.
Ricky found a squirrel lying stiff under a chestnut tree and thought he was asleep. So, he and Annie took the squirrel home and prepared to ask their parents for help. Mother saw that the squirrel was cold and dead, so she explained to Ricky and Annie that the squirrel's beard turned gray, which indicated that he was very old. When the squirrel becomes very old, it will die. Then, they will go to squirrel paradise. Dad took out a beautiful box, took Ricky and Annie and buried the squirrel together: "In this way, we will never forget this little squirrel."
It is difficult for children to understand death, but in such a situation, we might as well talk to children about the topic of death. Ricky's parents handled the death very gracefully and naturally, and such life education will be the wealth of children's life.
The secret of growth 5: about growth, love and affection. Affection with parents, grandparents and how to accept younger brothers and sisters. For example: Happy Birthday, Ricky has a Christmas Tree, Grandpa's Garden, and Ricky is a big brother.
I read "See you at the Old Place" to Xiaobao. Ricky likes Mia hen very much, and Mia likes him very much. Read "Ricky likes Mia best. He holds sunflower seeds in his hand. Mia pecked gently and pecked Ricky so itchy. " When I read this, I gently scratched Xiaobao's palm with my finger. "Mia is so cute. He gently rubbed Ricky's ear with his mouth, which made Ricky itch. " I gently touched Xiaobao's ear with my finger again. From then on, he liked this one best among the books. And every time I read the above two places, he took the initiative to put his palm or ear to my side and let me scratch it gently.
After reading "The Big Monster Comes", Xiaobao and his brother both like to play shadow games against the wall with flashlights.
In fact, the time that children need us to accompany them is only a few short years. When they are 10 years old, we want to accompany him to read, and he will be disgusted. For me, parent-child reading is not only a habit for children to develop reading, but also the best way for us to develop parent-child relationship.