Comments on: Clingy Babies http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/clingy-babies Educating the World - One Person at a Time Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:04:28 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jareason http://www.educationuncensored.com/featured/clingy-babies/comment-page-1#comment-2039 jareason Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:04:52 +0000 http://www.educationuncensored.com/parents/clingy-babies#comment-2039 Thanks Anne, I've asked them both when we were "snuggling" at night if they were happy, excited about our upcoming trip, etc and neither of them have said anything. The 7 year old does just say what is on his mind and even if he has just overheard a conversation, he will ask about it. For instance, my husband and I were discussing our trip to Disney and I said something like "well you need to decide when we are leaving or you won't have a place to sleep" and for several days the 7 year old asked me "do we have somewhere to sleep on our trip to Disney" and "are we going to sleep in a hotel every night or do we have to sleep in the car one night". So, I know that came from him listening in when we thought he wasn't paying attention. The youngest is a horse of a different color. I have no clue what that child hears and knows. His Sunday School teacher was telling me how he was going to do so well when he starts school and stuff like that. I asked her if he could count past four because he will not do it for us. She was shocked. She said he was excelling (she is a former 1st grade teacher) and knows all his colors and shape, etc. I had no idea. Even when he was potty training, it took forever and he didn't even talk about it. We tried, he was over 3.5 before he actually potty trained but he would never even discuss why he didn't want to sue the potty. My husband is like that, drives me nuts because their shell is so hard to break into. Thanks again and I'm going to keep at him when we are doing fun stuff like you said........we shall see! Thanks Anne, I’ve asked them both when we were “snuggling” at night if they were happy, excited about our upcoming trip, etc and neither of them have said anything. The 7 year old does just say what is on his mind and even if he has just overheard a conversation, he will ask about it. For instance, my husband and I were discussing our trip to Disney and I said something like “well you need to decide when we are leaving or you won’t have a place to sleep” and for several days the 7 year old asked me “do we have somewhere to sleep on our trip to Disney” and “are we going to sleep in a hotel every night or do we have to sleep in the car one night”. So, I know that came from him listening in when we thought he wasn’t paying attention.

The youngest is a horse of a different color. I have no clue what that child hears and knows. His Sunday School teacher was telling me how he was going to do so well when he starts school and stuff like that. I asked her if he could count past four because he will not do it for us. She was shocked. She said he was excelling (she is a former 1st grade teacher) and knows all his colors and shape, etc. I had no idea. Even when he was potty training, it took forever and he didn’t even talk about it. We tried, he was over 3.5 before he actually potty trained but he would never even discuss why he didn’t want to sue the potty. My husband is like that, drives me nuts because their shell is so hard to break into.

Thanks again and I’m going to keep at him when we are doing fun stuff like you said……..we shall see!

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