Jamie and Liam Chew's Blog: 2009-10-18

2009-10-18 20:45 (John) Among the many personality traits that make Liam who he is (an appreciation for feminine fashion and Sailor Moon, obsession with Nintendo DS Kirby Squeak Squad, the ability to turn a tantrum on or off in a split second, incredibly general cheeriness and enthusiasm) is one that I'll never be able to attribute with certainty to nature or nurture. He asks for my time several times during the day, will have a tantrum if it is refused, but is always satisfied with a relatively short interval - long enough to defeat one tricky enemy in KSS, or to watch an Anpanman video together.

2009-10-18 47:44 (Kristen) Jamie has been having some trouble with another child in his class, and we've been working on different ways to deal with it. I've tried showing him that there are multiple points of view, but we're settling on "you don't have to be friends, but you do need to be polite when not being provoked." He finished a hard book for reading practice today about Lipizzan horses, which took us about a week because he'd declare himself "tired" after a page or two. We're fine with working out the words, but still working on stamina...He's very proud that he finished the book, however, as I think it may be at the hardest level available in the graded "read-a-book" bins in his class. So am I.