Juggling 2 little ladies
June 1, 2001
Our life is busy as ever balancing a new born and Julia who will turn 3 in another month. Julia has taken quite well to the role of big sister. She is a big help especially during feedings with her new baby sister Madeline. We moved into our new house a few months ago and we are loving the new neighborhood. The public schools are great here and we are meeting lots of families with kids the same age as Julia.
Our little Julia is developing a big personality and it is neat to watch her come into her own more and more everyday. One thing we have noticed is Julia telling silly little lies lately. She will leave a cookie crumb trail to her bed while insisting she did not eat any cookies before bedtime. When we catch her telling these little lies we explain to her that lying is wrong and people do not like to be mislead. Giving her some punishment for this type of behavior will hopefully help her to establish some moral development. According to Piaget, the earliest stages of moral development begin around age 4.
Given Julia is turning 3 soon, we feel it is a good time to start establishing some moral reasoning and social learning. This is particularly important given we are balancing two young children. We will reinforce the principles of social learning with some positive reinforcement. When Julia shares her favorite stuffed animal with her little sister, she gets a reward. Her favorite treat is chocolate chip cookies. We have seen the reinforcement of her good behavior reflected in her preschool progress reports. Her teacher has observed Julia participating in cooperative play with her school mates and has recommended we begin having more play dates with kids her age to help her progress. We are also very happy that Julia is showing above average scores for language comprehension and quantitative skills. We think we have a little smarty pants in the family!
Our life is busy as ever balancing a new born and Julia who will turn 3 in another month. Julia has taken quite well to the role of big sister. She is a big help especially during feedings with her new baby sister Madeline. We moved into our new house a few months ago and we are loving the new neighborhood. The public schools are great here and we are meeting lots of families with kids the same age as Julia.
Our little Julia is developing a big personality and it is neat to watch her come into her own more and more everyday. One thing we have noticed is Julia telling silly little lies lately. She will leave a cookie crumb trail to her bed while insisting she did not eat any cookies before bedtime. When we catch her telling these little lies we explain to her that lying is wrong and people do not like to be mislead. Giving her some punishment for this type of behavior will hopefully help her to establish some moral development. According to Piaget, the earliest stages of moral development begin around age 4.
Given Julia is turning 3 soon, we feel it is a good time to start establishing some moral reasoning and social learning. This is particularly important given we are balancing two young children. We will reinforce the principles of social learning with some positive reinforcement. When Julia shares her favorite stuffed animal with her little sister, she gets a reward. Her favorite treat is chocolate chip cookies. We have seen the reinforcement of her good behavior reflected in her preschool progress reports. Her teacher has observed Julia participating in cooperative play with her school mates and has recommended we begin having more play dates with kids her age to help her progress. We are also very happy that Julia is showing above average scores for language comprehension and quantitative skills. We think we have a little smarty pants in the family!
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