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Birras

Fazes todos os dias, ou não estivesses tu a meio dos teus 3 anos maravilhosos :). Pelo menos 1 por dia e no máximo - eu diria… - umas 5. Já provaste que consegues condensar 3 numa hora… São birras típicas: ou por um motivo menor, motivo esse que eu ou o pai tentamos que entendas que não é válido ou, sendo, que não vale uma lágrima nem esforço. Motivo pelo qual, após as nossas tentativas para que não lhe dês relevância, lutas entre lágrimas e choro forçado, por vezes berros; ou porque te contrariámos, dissemos que não tinhas razão numa qualquer pretensão ou te pedimos – sem negociação – que fizesses algo (como pedir desculpa à mana ou cumprimentar alguém). Birras que demoram em média uns 10 minutos. Birras que acabam invariavelmente contigo a pedir colo, de olhos vermelhos e ranho pela cara. Birras às quais tentamos sempre acudir da mesma forma “quando quiseres falar, acalmas-te, paras de chorar e nós conversamos sobre isto”. Birras que enfim, terminam. Birras após as quais te sentas no meu colo e concordas “fiz uma birra”. Birras a que, já no colinho, desmistificamos e concordamos que não valeram a pena, como poderiam ter isso evitadas e combinamos que não voltam a repetir-se (tudo calmamente e ao colinho). Birras que de facto não se repetem… não nos 10 minutos seguintes pelo menos :). (10102014)

Your preschooler - three year old, eighth month

Managing screen time: Digital media is part of daily life, and your child is likely to be very adept at using it. So what's the best way to manage his screen time? One way is to join in with your child as much as possible while he's using a tablet, phone or computer. Pick games and apps that you can play together, are right for his age, make him laugh and give him achievable goals. (24122014)

Your preschooler - three year old, seventh month

Your little linguist - The charming speech and cute mistakes of the typical three year old are a wonder to behold. Sometimes their silly sentences and words are accidental ("It was gigantormous!"). Sometimes your little linguist will concoct wild words just because they're so much fun to say ("I'm making gorgorolla mud cakes for you!"). This evidence of your child's growing proficiency with the English language should be music to your ears! (24112014)

Your three year old, sixth month

Why lie? - Whether it's an elaborate fantasy story about seeing a lion in the park or a barefaced refusal to accept that they spilt their juice on the carpet, all preschoolers tell a lie at some point. In some ways, preschoolers can't help but lie. They don't usually mean to. The "fibbing" is just one way your preschooler is coping with the world at the moment. (24102014)

Your preschooler - three year old, fifth month

Your child's imagination is beginning to blossom now. Three year olds are keen observers of the world around them, and creative play is the way they rehearse and absorb all those new ideas. A three year old's mind becomes capable of seeing an object as more than one thing: a stick can also be transformed into a sword, a magic wand or a snake. (24092014)

Your preschooler - three year old, third month

A is for Amy - Often, the first letter a child learns is the first letter of her name ("Mummy! There's my A!"). When she later recognizes her entire name, she's not so much reading it as she is identifying that those symbols mean her name. Symbol recognition, of course, is essential for reading. But before she can learn the sounds of the letters, she has to make the mental leap to understanding that those squiggles and lines stand for ideas. (24072014)