"How do you talk to your child?"

Can you imagine the mother of Christopher Columbus saying, “I don’t care what you’ve discovered, you still could have written!”

Or, George Washington’s mother saying, “The next time I catch you throwing money across the Potomac, you can kiss your allowance good-bye!”

Or, Thomas Edison’s mother saying, “Of course I’m proud you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn it off and go to sleep!”

Do you think that Albert Einstein’s mom ever said, “Can’t you do something with your hair?”

Or, Michelangelo’s mother said, “Can’t you just paint on the walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the ceiling?”

Or, Abraham Lincoln’s mom said, “What’s with the stovepipe hat? Just wear a baseball cap like the other kids!”

You just never know who your child will grow up to be, do you? Talk to your child like you want to be talked to as you listen to life and make a life at home.