My daughter is all of two now. The other day she came and hugged me from behind and was rambling something. I realised she is saying,’Mama I lub you.’ That was a moment. Now we don’t get enough of saying that to each other.
Our taste in television has evolved. From seeing “In the night garden”, in Cbeegies, we now love Dora, Boots and even Swiper. We dance on the “We did it” song, when Swiper comes on screen we say “Swiper no swiping”. We help Dora by saying ‘Map’ and ‘Backpack’ aloud. We like being called Mama’s Dora.
Being an only child in this family we just have to do other stuff to interact with more children. So we have recently started First Art an extra curriculum class that specially caters to this age group. I know she has had fun because the next day my daughter comes up to me and asks me, “Mom when are we going to Art class?”
Also child help is such a boon. I had a replacement for a week my daughter gave that woman a chance the first day and became friends with her. But the next day something happened and just wouldn’t accept her and was constantly unhappy. I got my life back when my regular person came back. Another mother once gave me a tip, “Observe how your child will greet the help when she enters the room if she is happy or smiles you know things are ok. However, if she is getting angry or agitated when she sees that person come in, you need to take stock of the situation.”
Children always have a way of communicating they will try and make you understand in their own language. Even when they cannot speak they speak through their eyes, their attitude. You just have to listen to them.
