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matt
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Shame he tries to jump, but he hasn't managed to get any air yet.
matt
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Just be prepared to run to the ER for stiches - If I remember correctly I went two times before I was 6
Yaaaaa, I had to get stitches a few times myself when I was small, and this kid is so busy and adventurous.
Fivel
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Something to think about http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/you-just-broke-your-child.html
matt
Local caffeine junky
That was a good read, I like the part about how you react when you first see them when you come home. It's my favorite time of the day when I get home, and I go down on my knee and call my boy, and he runs up to me laughing and leaps into my arms. Best feeling ever.
Man, I think that kid is better at driving games than I am
But it does look like fun to do with the lighty, I'm going to enjoy it when he's old enough to play games.
Fivel
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Man, I think that kid is better at driving games than I am
But it does look like fun to do with the lighty, I'm going to enjoy it when he's old enough to play games.
My oldest is almost six and has his heart set on becoming a soldier *eek*. I've started him off playing the first Call of Duty and Battlefield 2 (singleplayer). He is having a blast.
PsychoFish
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Glad to see some of them come with instructions. Trying to get mine into any item of clothing is like trying to get an octopus into a plastic bag blindfolded.
matt
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It does get easier as they get older. I've even heard rumors that at some stage, they can even dress themselves
PsychoFish
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Another vicious rumor is that they can feed themselves at some stage. Currently he gets some food in his mouth and most of it everywhere around him.
matt
Local caffeine junky
Ya, I have that problem as well. A lot of the time, he won't eat unless he gets to do it himself, but he likes to squish his food and smear it all over the place, and he stashes some in his chair, and throws some on the floor....
BeoTeK
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waaaahahaha... my boy has been good in that respect. They love their independence and doing things themselves. Wait though, there will come a time where they eat (relatively) well by themselves, but only at the same time you eat. If he eats by himself he complain that he doesn't want. I can leave the food there for days and he won't touch it. But let me sit down and eat with him, then he chows down eh.
Walter_Bettencourt
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Likes spinach? Are you kidding me? Wow, you're so lucky! My son, the little tyke, outrightly refuses to eat anything that is remotely related to any vegetable whatsoever, so I have a pretty hard time getting healthy stuff in his little belly. By the way, had another question for you guys; what do you think about kids playing video games and games on apps? By playing I don't mean playing all day but what if it's just for half an hour a day or so, and under parental supervision? One of my close pals (who's also a dad) told me he lets his daughter play some of these educational games online since they are a good way to supplement learning and I was wondering if I should try the same with my son. For instance, I just discovered this Penguins of Madagascar app called Dibble Dash which has all the characters of the movie in it (my son loves the penguins flick) and side by side it also helps the kids to practice the basic operations of arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Was planning to introduce it to him and see how it works, but I don't want him to get sort of 'addicted' to gaming from such an early age, as so many kids do nowadays; know what I mean? Your thoughts on this?
bradbear117
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I decided to try keep my son free of gaming for as long as I can. Games can stifle creativity and I've seen too many kids with great potential end up locking themselves away in their rooms on bright sunny days. When you live by the coast, this is a no no especially
Most of us here grew up playing games but back then games were not nearly as engrossing and involved as they are today. Back then you'd be tired of playing your nes after an hour or two and be done for the day pretty much.
I don't really see the harm in going through an educational game with him but I would also supplement that with a few books and some good ol "dad talk" too. I guess its all about balance.
matt
Local caffeine junky
I let my son play games a bit on the tablet, and watch a bit of TV, but just for short amounts of time, generally when we are having coffee in the morning (and he's having his bottle of tea), and a bit in the evening, he watches nursery rhymes, and he plays games now and then.
I do make sure to keep it all age appropriate and educational though, and that is actually paying off because he can now count to 10 by himself, and he's doing well with the alphabet as well. He shouts out numbers from his songs and games, and his best now is if you ask eg. what is A for, he says a-a-apple! I found some nice games from Fisher Price that he enjoys.
He does love his books though, we're trying to encourage reading as much as possible. We go to readers warehouse every now and then and get him a fresh batch of books, we take him along to the shop so he can pick a few that he's interested in.
Sticker books have been a big hit lately as well