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We have been following the adventures of preschooler Nivid in India. At the 2007 World Forum in Malaysia, Judy Kynaston shared a story about Nivid's counterpart in Australia:
Four-year old Neville was taken by his family to visit the local theme park called Sea World. Due to the popularity of the movie Happy Feet, they took Neville first to visit the fairy penguins. However, after a while the parents noticed that Neville had gone missing. The parents got increasingly concerned as they looked everywhere for him without success. They even got the park security officers in on the search. After quite some time and extensive searching, the parents retraced their steps back to where he originally went missing and there he was standing — dripping wet and clutching his backpack.
While relieved at finding him, they were anxious to know where he had been. But he was very quiet and refused to offer any explanation. The edge had now been taken off the outing so all were keen to get home. The child was very quiet all the way home and was very keen to go bed early that night. The parents, while surprised, put it down to the events of the day.
Not long after he went to bed, the parents could hear talking in his room. As they were still keen to know what had happened during the day, they went to check this out. When they entered his room, there was Neville on the floor talking to a live fairy penguin that he had secreted home in his back pack.
Judy's reaction: "I tell you this story because it reminds us all of how competent, capable, and resourceful children can be when they have a purpose and it is our job as early childhood educators to give them purpose."
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