Levi’s Presentation

Levi’s Presentation

Today, we had our homeschool co-op. My older two had prepared presentations, as usual; and I had given up on Levi. He *is* only three, after all. If he doesn’t want to, he doesn’t have to. The only reason he’s even down there during presentation is...

Move Your Milk!

Yesterday during dinner, Levi’s cup of milk was dangerously close to the edge of the table. “Move your milk!” I cried desperately as I remembered that there was nothing protecting the carpet under his chair. He looked up at me, reached out, grabbed...

Oh, Levi. My Strange Little Boy Child.

Levi is such a tactile little boy. He mushes his food. He tears paper. He eats dirt. And sand. And mulch. He pushes and shoves and bites and hits and takes what he wants. He spends half his day in time out. He’s definitely action-oriented. He’s a smart...

He Insists on Doing Things His Own Way

I tried to work with Levi (21 months old) on his pincher grip.  I was using clothes pins.  I put one in his hand, squeezed the end with him, noted how it opened, and clipped it to the edge of a bucket. We did that a few times and I got called away.  In my absence, he...