- making funny faces first
- reading stories with all the voices
- improv in the land of make-believe
- pointing out the obvious, to teach about the world
- conveying seriousness (i.e. HOT stove) and truly arresting her attention
- releasing inhibitions outside of home, in adult company
- entertaining other people's children--to me they're not "just kids," they're strangers, how would I know what they like
what I'm better at:
- releasing inhibitions inside of home, in our own private company
- breaking spontaneously into song, whether logical or no
- improv, sometimes shameless, in the realm of problem-solving
- dancing like a fool with her, and to make her laugh
- exercising patience, much of the time
- cookie-sharing
- arts and crafts
- letting her go, letting Bug be Bug
1 comment:
I think letting the Bug be Bug is most important.
This reminds me that I used to think my mom had the most wonderful singing voice when I was little. It wasn't until I was much older that I realized she can't carry a tune.
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