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15 Feb On Love, #3: Preschoolers and the Power of Ritual

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It's Q & A Monday here at Think Sacred! The question:Dear Jen,I have a newborn and it's been a tough adjustment for my three year old. She used to have all of mommy and daddy's attention and now she has to share it. Any suggestions...

What's This Day For?
Roo: What's this day for, Mommy?
Me: Well, it's for loving each other and being kind to others and working hard and---
Roo: Hey Mommy?
Me: Yes?
Roo: I were actually just wondering what's on the SCHEDULE. For WEDNESDAY.
Roo & Me
Goat Cheese
Roo: Hey, Mommy? I need to tell you that I not really like goat cheese all that much. It's not my favorite.
Me: Well, it is something of an acquired taste. Have you ever HAD goat cheese?
Roo: Some years ago.
Me: Some years ago? In your youth?
Roo: Yeah.
Roo & Me
Yetis
Roo: Are yetis real or pretend?
Me: They're pretend. There are lots of stories about them, but they're not real.
Roo: Oh. What about me? *I* am real?
Me: I'm looking at you right now, and you are VERY real.
Roo: Oh. Okay. Good. Mommy? *YOU* are real, Mommy?
Me: I am.
Roo: And Mama? And Nana? *THEY* are real and not pretend?
Me: They're real too, buddy.
Roo: Everyone we know...is real?
Me: Everyone we know is real.
Roo: Good.
Roo & Me
Monster Trucks
Roo: Mommy! This monster truck is saying to the little car 'Please may I jump over you? I won't crunch you, because crunching is not a kind thing to do.'
Me: And what is the little car saying?
Roo: He's saying, 'Thank you for being such a kind friend, monster truck. Crunching makes me uncomfortable.'
Roo & Me

15 Feb On Love, #3: Preschoolers and the Power of Ritual

What's This Day For?

Goat Cheese

Yetis

Monster Trucks

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