Day #848 (Mon., Apr. 30, 2012) – No “Special Present”
We have the toy basketball hoop set up next to our house and Katie makes good use of it in the photo to the right.
As soon as I came home from work this evening Katie asked me for a “Special Present”. I’m going to have to break her of this habit as I don’t want her to expect me to bring her something every evening. If I don’t break the habit it will only get harder for her as she grows older. I got down to her level and told her that the reason the presents were special is because you don’t get one every day. In this way it is a surprise and is even more special on rare occasions. I then said that I would play with her instead. She pouted a bit but said “Okay”. She really understood what I was saying and was fine with it. I’m amazed at how much this child understands…and she is only two!
Katie and I made a game out of grabbing her sleeping sacks and pretending to sleep on them and saying “Mine”. When I did this she would grab it and smile and pull it away from me. Loads of fun.
WHAT I LEARNED TODAY
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1) Seems I am “Mr. Special Present” in Katie’s eyes these days.