Mi Super Héroe by @GregorioUribe

Mi Super Héroe by @GregorioUribe

Father’s Day was yesterday but it is everyday in our house and for those who believe in celebrating everyday.

We got a tweet from @GregorioUribe with a link to a video called “Mi Super Héroe”  or “My Super Hero” in English.

@ here's a music videos about how so many of us see our dad's as Super Heros. Hope you enjoy it. http://t.co/3OXul6PX
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Gregorio Uribe

The song talks about the relationship a son has over the years with his father from childhood, through heartbreaks during adolescents and  into adulthood. With out giving away too much of the song’s message, it paints a picture of life’s lessons and how we will always view our parent’s as super heroes even when we no longer need them to come to our rescue.

At least that is my interpretation. The song is in Spanish but with the video you can still get a clear message from the video of how involved this dad is with his son throughout the day.

Mi Super Héroe

 

My parent’s first Super Hero Act

The first time I realized that my mom was a Super Hero was in first grade. I was bussed into another town and would sometimes get to school late because of traffic. Well my teacher thought it was funny to call me lazy and sleepy head. Imagine your five years old, you have to get up at 5:00 a.m to go to school and it is at least an hour away. Don’t you think you would fall asleep in class from time to time? Well I told my mom about what the teacher was calling me.

During her first parent-teacher conference, my teacher thought my mom did not speak English, and was basically over stating things and making sure my mom understood. ¿Comprende?

Once she finished telling her about all the things that were wrong with me, my mom basically told her she was going to have to work with me and I would have to work with her. And because of all the name calling, I was not willing to do any work for her. After my mother told her to stop belittling me in front of the class because there would be consequences, things changed from that point on. I saw my mom as Wonder Woman; ten feet tall, with a golden lasso, and ass kicking super hero. My mom is only 4’6 but boy did she get on that teacher; my mom was also a paraprofessional in public school so she knew the effort and tactics it took to teach children.

Beautiful Message through song

I want to thank @GregorioUribe for sending us the tweet. We enjoyed the song and the video so much that we saw it four times. Our daughter was dancing to it and it actually made me cry. We love sharing great content, especially when it is a positive message about the relationships between children and parents. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

When was the first time you saw your parent(s) as a Super Héroe? Do they still come to your rescue as an adult?

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Importance of Healthy Communication

One of the key factors in keeping our children safe is having good communication with them.

My daughter is a few days over 1 year and as the days go by I can clearly understand some of her requests.

Putting a Lot of effort in Attempting to Talk

She is working on her pronunciation and learning new words. Thanks to one of my parenting mentors Rob Hatch, he  helped me understand part of the thought process babies go through when they are attempting new things like talking.

Mom Does a Better Job at Understanding her

Since mom spends a bit more time with Daniela she does a better job at identifying what she is trying to say. I do my best at interpreting most of her sounds that occasionaly turn into words.

Basic Needs Come First

Since Daniela is being breastfed she has been able to pronounce the word breast in Spanish. I guess the necessity of her getting breastfed has put that word as a priority in her vocabulary. Their are a few other words that she can pronounce like “cat” which she uses to identify all animals except for “dog” which she tries to pronounce JuanGa’s name.

Understanding Toddlers a lot easier than Teenagers

As a new dad I am enjoying every step and milestone she accomplishes. I know that as a baby misunderstandings can come from lack of words but in the future those misunderstandings can come from other factors. I guess it would be a waste of time for me to talk on the aspect of understanding teenagers but since it is important that all Parents especially those that are part of the Papa heroes Alliance can have good communication with their kids of any age.

The Clapper and the Listener video by Aaron Manley

Browsing Google + I found this video created by Aaron Manley from Motorphilia . I was introduced to him via my good friend Chris Brogan.

By coincidence Chris had shared the video on how people in general sometimes have miscommunications.

I recommend watching the video so you can easily understand the concept.


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I have to say that this exercise is one you can practice with kids and adults alike. The best point Aaron makes is  how people get frustrated because they are trying to understand you which may lead to even bigger frustrations.  I will keep this in my head so when my daughter is old enough to talk, I can teach her how she needs to facilitate the understanding of any message she wants to get across.

On behalf of the alliance I want to thank Papahero Aaron and his Sidekick Olivia for creating and sharing this thought provoking video.

Are there any practical and neat exercises like the one Aaron shared with us via YouTube that you do with your family?

Feel free to share comments and ideas in the comments area!