Social Behaviors -- Spreading Meme

[liralen]

Jet's pre-school teachers, when he was just 2 and a half, mentioned that whenever someone fell he would stop whatever he was doing, run over to the person, comfort them and help them up again.

They said it was unusual for a boy to do.

Now, when Jet and the neighbor kids ride bikes together, they all crash periodically. They now ALL get off their bikes, go to the crashee and help them up, pick up the bike, and comfort them until they get back on the bike. They do this even when they're a fair distance from each other.

I talked with Jet later and he just said he likes doing it, and that he was sorry when he hadn't seen M. fall. So that was cool.

Comments

[marith.livejournal.com]

That is so cool! *beams at Jet*

[liralen.livejournal.com]

It was amazing to watch.

First Mom Instinct was to run over and help... but the Dads said, "Wait, watch this!"

Hee.

Wow.

[not-croaker.livejournal.com]

*grin* Good going, Jet! Keep spreading that subversive 'civility' meme! Before you know it, it'll actually be cool for people to be polite to one another again!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

He seems to be actively doing this... and the cool thing is that all the kids say it feels *good* to help the others out.

Wow.

[palinade.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwwwwwww. That is so cool.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*beam*

[writeanya.livejournal.com]

what a love. right action, right mindfulness...he could be teaching a lot of adults a lot of things, that kidlet.

good job, parental units! :D

[liralen.livejournal.com]

It's funny... but he always seemed to be born with an old soul. I am not sure I should take credit for this, but it's certainly fun to encourage what seems to come to him naturally.

[izzylobo.livejournal.com]

Jet is a Good Kid.

Comes of having good parents, I suspect...

:-)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, partially. :-) I think he just is that way, to some extent, but we try not to get in the way.