Many scientists are studying the carbon footprint we leave throughout our lives by consuming products and polluting the planet. But parents are concerned about a different kind of trace left by a certain group of creatures. I'm talking specifically about children's schoolwork. And the fact is, from the time they enter kindergarten until the end of their vocational training or college or even their master's degree, they bring home a trail of physical documents that summarize their countless hours of classroom effort. As if it were a collection to which you subscribed, each edition of this children's story comes to your home with a certain periodicity. And as with fascicles, enthusiasm is lost from topic to topic.
But you still have to go through it with the children and discover the fascinating parts of this development, even if sometimes it just involves gluing a tree leaf to a piece of paper or drawing a few stripes over a drawing. The point is that sooner or later all this material forms a kind of tartar in the harmony of your home. There are those who organize it well and put it in order, and others who leave it on tables, cupboards and magazine racks to enjoy it without haste, and in the end these works stay there for half a year.
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Sooner or later the whole family will have to think about what to do with all this. The most successful way is to save or throw away, in whole or with more or less conscious sifting. This issue, which may seem trivial, causes conflict in many households. So don't take it as a joke. And since your children probably came home before Christmas with a folder full of papers, I'll leave you with ideas and considerations to help you decide on one of the options.
Five reasons to save them
For love. These works are made with a lot of love. Maybe there's little art or it feels very cave-like. And the tasks are repetitive and not very personal (e.g. writing numbers and letters, painting figures, etc.). But just as you save your children's pacifiers or baby clothes, you can also save their development. Of course, if you don't have space, that doesn't mean you don't want them.Because they are the physical expression of how your children have developed since childhood. Saving them means giving importance to their efforts and promoting their self-esteem. It means telling them that what they are doing is worth it. And by the way, if you dare to hang a work of art on the fridge, on a door or wall, it will be phenomenal.As adults, they will fondly remember their experiences in their early childhood. And unlike official documents, which you can request a copy of from an organization at any time, these works either stay with you or disappear forever.You already have closets full of junk and useless things. Nothing happens for a while. And it's faster to save everything than to evaluate it page by page.Because it is a cheap investment for the future. For example, museums dedicated to Dalí and Picasso exhibit children's drawings that the artists made at a very tender age. If their families had kept the children's works, they could have sold them for a fortune.
When they grow up, children will fondly remember what they did in their early childhood.Rob Lewine (Getty Images/Image Source)
Five reasons to get rid of them
You have no space. Homes are getting smaller and children are producing more and more material. Regardless of whether you have to move in the future or will always live in the same apartment, you have no other choice.The jobs are objectively ugly. If they are now, they will still be in a few years. Throw them away now.In order to throw them away in 20 years, it is better to throw them away now. Think about your future self and make life easier for him.You will not look at them or consult them again. They remain in an attic, in a box, in a storage room or on a closet until sun, dust or moisture turns them into dried Egyptian papyri that no one can touch with their nose.If your kids aren't interested in their own material now, imagine that in 20 years. This space can be used to store more useful materials such as school notes or report cards or the toys they prefer and with which they will have an emotional attachment throughout their lives.Martin Pinol He is the author of 33 books, and his children's series Monsters' Kitchen has been published in several countries. His latest novel is “The Shadow Club.”
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When they grow up, children will fondly remember what they did in their early childhood.Rob Lewine (Getty Images/Image Source)