How this woman used her creativity, to DIVERT the children of her clients from gluing themselves to the screens, translated…
Because of work, I’d often needed to explain the product to the clients, but if the clients were full-time mothers, there would be the background “music” of children getting loud. At which time, a lot of moms would take out the thing that’s always worked—a cell phone or an iPad, for the kids to watch a video, or play the games, so we can, finish what we’d needed to in a quieter environment.
which kid is happier, this one??? Not my photo…
And yet, as I’d, slowly discovered, that the children would stare at the screens dumbfounded, although there may be something funny in the footages, their smiles would never last more than thirty seconds, then, they’d, returned, back to that staring contest.
In their mothers’ instructions, the first time they’d greeted me, “Hello, aunty”, then, afterwards, “Goodbye, aunty”, a day in their precious childhoods, came to an end. And I’d thought a lot about it, and I’d figured out a way: I’d bought some sketch books, and, coloring markers, and, sketched out the features of the cartoon characters, then, took the sketch books along to visit my clients.
As I saw the clients’ children, I’d introduced myself to them for three minutes first, then, allowing them to select the pages to color, then, I’d started explaining the products I was selling to my clients. And, as I was doing my sales pitch, the clients’ children would show me their work, “Aunty, look!”, at this time, I’d only needed to spend very little time, and praise the children, they’d felt pleased, and started, working on the next page of coloring projects I’d given to them.
or this one??? Photo from online…
Most kids may still want to play on the cell phones, but, after I’d introduced by coloring book, their attentions became, diverted.
Originally, I’d just wanted to create some change for the kids, but, I’d, extended their smiles, until it was, time, for me to leave; there were those clients who’d called me up later, told me that their kids wanted to play with me!
The childhood of children is, quite simple, if giving them a choice, most children would choose to be accompanied by the adults, to grow up happily, along with what little praises we can give to them.
Perhaps, you can also, do this small experiment, give your young the cell phones for an hour, and just spare ALL of your attention to your young for an entire hour, which one would make your young happier? And, maybe, after this experiment, the adults may finally understand, what’s, stolen their young children’s smiles.
And so, this, is how this woman had, effectively, killed that ELECTRONIC babysitter, because she’d come to the realizations, of how important it is, for kids, to interact with their adult counterparts, and NOT just those iPads and cell phone screens, and, she’d reached out to her clients’ children, given them a working alternative, and, the clients’ children all loved her for it.
Life, the Obstacle Course 