After helping my aunt to babysit my two “beloved”cousins for the whole afternoon, I figured out that communication barrier do exist between people of different age especially people who are much more younger or older than you. My cousins are between the age of 2 to 4. So, as you can image, I really had a hard time with them. My job to babysit them was not easy, and apparently, it was a total chaos!
Children are born with curiosity . Well, at least both my cousins are curious about anything around them, They kept on asking me questions that I couldn't answered (actually I haven't think about those questions before) and my mind was totally blank at that moment. However, I felt it necessary to answer their questions so I tried hard to explain to them by making my answer easier for them to understand (I think). But, they returned me a puzzle look which indicate that my effort was down to the drain.
Unfortunately, I still have to find a way to communicate with them. So, I showed interest in what their were saying and gave some respond. Then, I got a “look” that immediately stopped the conversation. They looked at me as if I am from planet Mars.(Did I said something wrong? Why were they looking at me with those face expression?) Communicating with children sometimes can be a tough job. Or maybe, I didn't get the real idea of what they were saying after all.
After a total silence for two minutes, I didn't feel like talking anymore.So I left their conversation and did my own things.An hour later, they approached me with a question and showed interest in knowing the answer. One of my cousins asked me, “Which come first, the chicken or the egg?” I was in a complete loss and did not know what to answer. I believe my biology lecturer (Mr.Andrew) will not be able to answer this question.( I would like to get an answer from him some day)