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Behavior Do/Do Not List for Kids
What if instead of pediatricians sending home do/do not lists for parents, they published one for our sweet, little charges instead?
Think of the valuable regroup/first aid time we could save as families if our children complied with the following simple guidelines:
| BEHAVIOR | DO | DO NOT
|
| LICK | Fudgesickles | Flag poles in the winter |
| VISIT | Grand Canyon | Every public bathroom on route to Grandma’s house |
| AVOID | Wasps, snakes, soda | Baths, bed-time, vegetables |
| PLAY | Musical instruments, Old Maid, Soccer | With matches, with guns, alone |
| SHARE | Friendship, toys, crayons | Hatred, gum, body fluids |
| DISCARD | Used Kleenex, apple cores, empty juice boxes | Remote controls, keys, Papa’s iPhone |
| CLIMB | Jungle gyms, rock walls, ropes | Bookshelves, deck rails, back of couches |
| EAT | Fruit, whole-wheat bread crusts, what the rest of the family is having for dinner | Styrofoam popcorn, dirt pies, toe jam |
| GROW | Sunflower seeds, pig-tails, family values | Up too fast |
User-errors break Hallelujah!
I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I’ll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah!