I have a friend, Ann, who has taught children with special needs for 16 years. I have been in her classroom, and she is terrific. But this year, she retired, and her kids miss her.
We were talking recently about her retirement. 2020 was tough because they could not touch the kids because of Covid. Remember that these are special needs kids, and there was no hugging, no touching, no patting backs, or rubbing shoulders. No sitting by the kids, no connection. WOW! She said that by mid-year, her class was chaos. There were more tantrums, arguments, and problems than she had experienced in her fifteen previous years.
Then she made an executive decision. She decided that she would touch the kids. She would wear a mask, but she would physically connect. Guess what happened?
Join me for a discussion of the importance of physical and how you can do more of it in your busy life with your children. When you improve the skill of randomly touching your kids you will be astounded at the impact it will have on your relationships!
