When I heard the story of a little boy trying to talk to his mother the other day, I had to laugh at the simplicity of what he was trying to say.  Over and over again, this little boy kept saying ‘You’re not listening’, ‘You’re not listen’. Finally, in the most exasperated state, this small lad stood up and pronounced ‘But you’re not listening to me.  You’re not listening to me with your eyes’. Sometimes it all it takes is a few moments of really listening, being fully engaged to make a child feel loved ALL DAY LONG!

out of the mouths of babes…..

Listening is one of the greatest compliments we can pay to another.  Two eyes, two ears, one mouth.  That’s the proportion that helps our 1:2:1 relationships flourish……