K has gone from her first why to “Why?” “But why? “But why?” for every answer I give- just as a proper toddler should do. Usually the questioning ends at the third or fourth “why” and generally has something to do with an answer similar to, “Because you’ll get hurt and will cry [...]
This post has nothing whatsoever to do with language development, but I just have to share this parenting tip. The topic is bath time for babies and toddlers. I was using all those cute little washcloths that parents inevitably get at baby showers to bathe my children for the past 2+ years [...]
“Not a baby, not a baby…” is my mantra these days. Having two children barely 16 months apart, certain things happen I think. Namely, the older child, K, gets all the attention because she is much more demanding and clearly verbalizes what she wants and the second child, A, is perpetually The Baby, even when [...]
“Emmi, päike läheb looja.”
“Päike läheb looja.”
“Emmi, miks päike läheb looja?”
Translation:
“Emmi, the sun is setting.”
“The sun is setting.”
“Emmi, why is the sun setting?”
This was K’s first “why” question and I though it was a great one. It also happened in Estonian which was also interesting.
Wednesday, August 6th was a tough day for me as I [...]
