Calvin has a book that with sound-effect buttons (Here We Go, by Eric Carle). There are car noises and horn honks, but also a radio station that plays snippets of classical music. He likes the songs, and I started playing the real versions for him. It was time for bed, so I kept the music on and gave him another book to keep him occupied while I went downstairs for a minute. I returned to find my two-year-old quietly sitting in bed with a book, legs crossed and wearing only a diaper, listening to Ride of the Valkyries.
Calling that a parenting win.
(Unrelated other than the subject, but I present to you a boy and his dog from our time in the Northwoods this summer. He’s more kid than toddler now.)
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lsaspacey
Murray!!! I remember when you brought him home so long ago. So wonderful to see him again, what a beautiful, scruffy pup.
Vanessa Bailey
Ah, parenting wins! Good for you.
My teenager thanked me for past sailing lessons as we were learning to play an old board game “Yacht Race” this week. I was struggling with the concept of wind direction and both my sons got it immediately because of their time on the bay. Parenting win!
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