tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804007777439051138.post3050798949886434478..comments2023-10-06T04:27:17.289-07:00Comments on This Common Life: My Toddler ToolboxDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851228882346302249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804007777439051138.post-60292907240691293702009-09-17T13:06:28.294-07:002009-09-17T13:06:28.294-07:00Thanks for popping in!
Funny. The day I posted t...Thanks for popping in!<br /><br />Funny. The day I posted that my 3 year old was "working" a new airplane sticker book that my 7 year old couldn't tear himself away from. So, when the 7 year old was done with the stuff I wanted to work through with him, he eagerly moved toward helping his little bro do the sticker book. <br /><br />There was learning involved in that (as well as good social lessons going on) so I didn't fight it. I guess that would be the key. If you can work the "fun stuff" into your lesson somehow or make it the motivation to move through the lesson, then it works for everyone. <br /><br />Does that make sense? (better yet, is that realistic?)Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851228882346302249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804007777439051138.post-41662530837170424292009-09-16T06:07:25.837-07:002009-09-16T06:07:25.837-07:00I do something very similar, but find that my olde...I do something very similar, but find that my oldest, and only school-aged boy, is more interested in what the little ones are doing. He wants to play with the "fun stuff", too. I now just generally try to save most of schooling for naptimes so it's just 1:1, but sometimes that doesn't always work. Do you ever run into this... where the older ones want to do the "fun stuff" instead? Any suggestions? Thanks so much!Becky @ BoysRuleMyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078001998434425784noreply@blogger.com