tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320959265040712836.post5581305379981241313..comments2023-04-05T03:12:29.259-05:00Comments on I, Rodius: Cucumber Daddy and the Boy GeniusI, Rodiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320959265040712836.post-462675586382818952009-09-01T15:18:10.042-05:002009-09-01T15:18:10.042-05:00Thanks, anne, we're doing out best. It means ...Thanks, anne, we're doing out best. It means a lot to get positive feedback. I hope we can continue to help him love discovery, even after he starts in dreaded public school.I, Rodiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320959265040712836.post-14151473822276171312009-08-31T23:09:01.984-05:002009-08-31T23:09:01.984-05:00Rodius, you and Aerie are doing a great job of let...Rodius, you and Aerie are doing a great job of letting Thumper learn and grow at his own pace! <br /><br />With proper safety gear (like a helmet on the scooter) and close (but not hovering) supervision, your boy is building self-confidence that he can try anything! The fact that he is so verbal for his age is due to you reading to him so much, and having real conversations with words he can understand. You are exhibiting respect for his individuality, and that will carry over to so many facets of his life! <br /><br />My kids were great talkers at an early age also - people were amazed at their speech patterns and huge vocabularies at 18 months and 2 years. This has carried over to reading today: my second-grader is working on a book with words like "engulfed" and "shards". He is just getting used to a scooter and to a bike without training wheels - we have never pressured him into doing things he did not want to do (except for bathroom business - that took some work!) He is learning and growing at his own rate, and we do our best to give him the freedom to do that. <br /><br />His just-turned-eleven sister recently learned to ride a bike. Yes, she is behind in that respect, but after practicing balancing on her cousins' scooters for a few months, she just got on the bike and started riding, to the amazement of us all! She is also academically advanced for her age... kids brains seem to develop in all different ways, and it is so fun to watch them do something new. <br /><br />keep up the good work, and thanks for posting!annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074534319448898876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320959265040712836.post-24942716624487721532009-08-31T20:39:05.057-05:002009-08-31T20:39:05.057-05:00Thanks; he is. Sometimes I forget it, and bloggin...Thanks; he is. Sometimes I forget it, and blogging about him helps me remember.I, Rodiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199985322178825076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320959265040712836.post-10910871116050807922009-08-31T15:46:14.894-05:002009-08-31T15:46:14.894-05:00I know I probably sound like I want to sniff the b...I know I probably sound like I want to sniff the baby smell right off his head, but: "ohhh, that awesome boy." He sounds like a great kid.Steven Tyler's PJshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910018891138541973noreply@blogger.com