30 May 2009

What Should a 4 Year Old Know

Posted by BaBa under: Daily Life; Observations .

This is hard to say. MaMa was talking to me tonight about a post on another blog and many people wrote what their 4 year old could do instead of sending a list of what to expect a 4 year old to know.

The things that we have taught him so far are not all in a book or academic skills though there are some of those. He solves puzzles and always has questions. He is so close to reading and is a whiz at his computerized educational games. He loves to learn and to be taught new things. He soaks this up like a sponge.

Most of what we have taught him so far is not in a book. We have taught him to be kind and thoughtful concerning others. We have taught him to think and reason in order to solve problems. He has learned to share and take turns. He uses manners and can hold conversations with adults. He has learned to interact with his world and to investigate it always trying to figure out how things work.

We have taught to love and be loved. He dances through life with a big grin on his face and his happiness is so contagious it fills every room when he enters it. He wakes up with a smile on his face and goes to bed with a song on his lips.

He makes us smile, laugh and see the world with wonder. What a gift he has given to us.

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