Ashley and her boyfren :)

Today was my second 'session' with Ashley to observe her for her cognitive aspect through her drawings. Boy, it really thought me an important lesson in life. Heh~ That it really doesn't matter if you plan ahead because sometimes things just doesn't work out the way you want it to be. But it was a fun process nonetheless.

My initial plan was to 

I had thoughts like this running in my mind then...I only have one day to observe you and one more day before I pass up my assignment. As compared to my frens who gets to see their kids daily in the childcare and a week to prepare. DRAW Ashley! =) A scribble would be good too. Yet I know I can't force a kid to do something.

(Awhile later in the office after her treats of ice-cream and cheese sausage, I finally manage to entice her to the table)

"Tell me a story by drawing it(as read in books)". "I do not know how to tell a story".(Errr...)

"Draw some fruits for me". (She drew a banana) "Anymore fruits". "That's the only fruit in my house". (Ok...)

But the interesting part was when she started sharing with me her boyfren :) Who would have imagined a 5years old gal falling in love! Shyly she told me about him. That they went swimming together and saw many fishes. She took out her phone and show me the imaginary picture =) and trace the handphone and drew the fishes in it. We even pretend play to call each other. Sometimes, I acted as the boy asking her out and she was just so cute...just like how a gal would look if a boy would to ask them out(picture attached) Heh~

"Why do you like him?" "He help me to pick up my things from the floor when it falls and put it back inside my bag"(she drew a bag) =)

After much persuasion, she secretly told me his name and drew his face =) She did after all tell me a story! Heh~

Wherever she went, whatever she did(with her new phone) it was all about 'him'. Wonder still whether is it truly her first love or her imaginary fren =)

The point is, dun work too hard at fretting or planning for something in advance. Even what you want to achieve in the future. Things may change in a split of second. The process will not always be what you think it would be. See your process as going out with a little one and it'll be less stressful. Everything I planned did not go as how I thought it would be, but I got the final product(her drawing) nonetheless =) The Lord knows your heart, he knows how important that assignment meant for me but He wanted me to first enjoy her and the product will come as a fruit. And it was good. I got an entry into her love life :)bring her to Ben & Jerry's to have some ice-cream and after finishing it to do some drawing. Her mum says she would luv it. Very natural to think that a child would like it there too But no...when we got there, she told me she doesn't want to draw! "I only draw for mummy, and in private".*faints*