Evan learned how to tie his shoes when he was seven and a half, which was only a few months ago. Most kids do this at five, but he just couldn't figure it out without getting super frustrated. We waited (as we do with most things involving learning) and when he was ready it only took him three tries to master it with no reminders again. He figured out how to double-knot them by himself just recently out of necessity -- his own tying is still on the loose side so they come undone a lot.
Now, he ties Chloe's too.
They were getting ready to go out on the swings with gloves on to protect their hands from the rough chains, and I walked by and saw this sweet scene.
I love how this type of thing just reinforces my belief in natural child-led learning. This was all his idea and he is so proud of himself :-)
2 comments:
3 Things:
A.) This kind of scene reinforces my belief in natural learning too, 2.) It reminds me of how much kids just "do" out of their innate motivation, and D.) It says being the little sister isn't all bad!
love the Home Alone reference -- thanks for the smile Bryce :-)
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