Children Are Likely To Live Up To What You Believe Them Essay

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Lady Bird Johnson once said that “Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them”. My mother has referenced this quote to me many times. I have the ability within to achieve anything that I set my mind to. According to my interview with my mom, I’m a great kid! She says I have only gotten difficult as I have gotten older. She described me as a good baby, really easy to take care of. I adjusted easily to new situations, and fell into a daily routine without problems. I was a happy baby. My mother says that I loved to be held & snuggled and always had a sweet smile on my face. My mom, says that I loved going to my babysitter, Gloria’s house. I would get so excited to see Gloria and be around the other kids but I was always happy and ready to go home when she picked me up after work. Mom says I started …show more content…

This was a game changer for me. I was no longer in classes with the friends. I had special teachers who worked with me on reading as well as other subjects. I hated it and I hated school. My feelings only intensified when I entered elementary school. This ties in with the industry v. inferiority stage of development. I felt inferior to the rest of my classmates. I would share with my mom that I had classes with the stupid kids. I was very angry and it showed in my behavior at school and at home. My family was always supportive but the turning point came when I entered 4th grade. My mom took me to Barnes & Noble and let me pick out a book that I wanted to read. We read that book together at night before I went to bed. She started reading a couple of pages to me aloud and then I would have to read a paragraph to her. We finished several book series this way and by the time we were done, I only read aloud to her. I loved this time and I was proud of what I had accomplished. She would tell me that “I’m only going to get back what I put in”. This lesson has proven to be true in every aspect of my

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