More Nieceling Exploits
Although my 4-year-old niece is doing just fine with her language development, apparently her mother is concerned because she isn't quite up to snuff with her gross motor milestones. Specifically, she cannot yet stand or hop on one foot.
Her mother's response to this is encouragement:
Mom: Can you stand on one foot?
Kid: No.
Mom (later): Can you hop on one foot?
Kid: No.
Mom (several more times): Can you stand on one foot?
Finally, my niece went over and stood on her mother's foot.
posted by #1 Dinosaur @ 6:23 AM
14 comments
14 Comments:
I don't know any moms like that :)
So funny.
Heh.
I confess: I'm so darn clumsy I can barely hop on/stand on one foot without overbalancing and landing on my butt.
I've missed my gross motor milestones by quite a bit.
What a brilliant kid! :)
Wonderful! It reminds me of the language acquisition/parental feedback "other one spoon" story.
That kid is SMART!
Isn't it always refreshing the way that kids see the world differently than we tarnished adults?
MMT
My kids would have said "Of course. I just don't *want* to."
That's very funny!! LOL.
Now, about a totally separate question: is it a sign of early Alzheimer's (or some other neurological disorder) if you tell your sibling a funny story, and then COMPLETELY forget that you told that sibling that story, and then read the story in the sibling's blog?
Also, my foot hurts.
Ahah, so you are Kensingtonmd's brother! (now do I get 10 out of 10 for a brilliant deduction?), or at least a choccie?
Elaine: email me (address in sidebar below "Laws of the Dinosaur") for your "prize". (Hint: It's a choccie, but smeared all over your face.)
All the signs point to #1 Dinosaur being female. So therefore, SHE would be Kensington md's sister.
P.S. I don't like chocolate.
MMT
Another deduction: If you don't like chocolate, MMT, you cannot be female (whatever your profile says.)
I eat only the middle of a Reese's, peel the chocolate coating off of Eskimo ice cream bars, and chip the chocolate coating off of Heath bars.
I like chocolate ice cream as long as there are no chunks of chocolate anything in it. Does that count?
I live for chocolate. Send their prizes to me, Dino.
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