Butterfly Box

May 7, 2013

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The Butterfly Box

 

There once was a little girl,

With rosy cheeks and hair all a curl.

She loved to dance and she loved to play

In her very own innocent way

Until one day

She didn’t want to dance

And she didn’t want to play

She had all these feelings

that would not go away

She tried to smile

And she tried to sing

But every time she tried

it didn’t change a thing

Her heart was heavy

and her emotions were high

But the poor little girl 

she didn’t know why

Along came her mother

who said Oh me Oh my

And handed her a box

etched with a butterfly

She said when I was a girl and didn’t know what to do

I would write little notes and nobody knew

I put them in here

In this little box

And I sealed it shut

and I gave three knocks

When I opened the box

The notes were still there

But this is the message

that I want to share

I was a girl

Who loved to dance and play

Until one day the feelings

did not go away

So my sweet little dear

This box I have here

I kept it for you

to deposit your fears

And in a week or a month

or even a year

You will open the box

to see there was nothing to fear.

Children’s mental health is becoming a more prominent issue.  The pressures of childhood can be overwhelming for children.  School, hormones, family issues all can weigh heavily on a child.  Please pay attention to your child’s eating habits, energy levels and general over all health.  A change in some of these signs along with others can be an indication for concern.  If you are concerned that your child or a child that you know might be struggling with a mental health issue please find help.  This is a very helpful and informative Canadian resource http://www.cmha.ca/mental-health/your-mental-health/children/

Please take the time to listen, hear and be present in your children’s lives or in the lives of the children around you.  Their greatest support should come from home and those that matter the most to them.

http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/11/10/the-house-dad-chronicles-how-the-norovirus-shut-down-my-child-school/

 

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Written by Jennifer Writings of a (n Ex) Mrs Posted in Blogging, Children, Inspiration, Musings, Poetry, writing Tagged with Blogging, children, depression, family, mental health, motherhood, poem, poetry