little lessons

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Today, Janie learned what it takes to teach her little brother something. She rolled the ball to him and he didn’t catch it the first time. So she said “he can’t do it.” We had to coach her on doing it over and over again until he gets it. At that point, she lost interest and moved on to something else. Oh well. We’ll try again later.

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sharing

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This evening, Janie “shared” her Duplos with her little brother.  This involved giving Peanut one of the Duplos and then playing with the rest of them.

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Feeding Brother

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Janie has been asking to feed her little brother for a couple months now. This morning, she was my little helper with feeding him snacks. The first lesson was knowing when he was ready for another one. If it was up to her, she’d keep stuffing his mouth one at a time.
https://youtu.be/R3DQCIy53s0
Instead, she learned how to watch him chew and move his mouth and then checking inside to make sure he had finished the first one she gave. I love seeing Peanut’s face light up when he sees his big sister.

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