Hoppo Bumpo (n): A children's game. Played by folding one's arms and hopping on one leg. Aim is to bump opponents, so that they lose their balance. Last person standing wins.


June 16, 2009

Parenting is a minefield



Speaking to you child about their artwork ...

Right
Ask open questions.
For example: "Tell me about your picture"

Wrong
Wild guessing.
For example: "Whoa there ... is that a skull and crossbones?"
(The answer was "No daddy, its me with my big happy smiley face". Ooops!)


For some interesting information about the stages of child drawing development see this link.
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6 comments:

  1. Christina LowryJune 16, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    Oops! Beautiful art work and great link. Thanks! :)

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  2. Miss MugginsJune 16, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    I was talking to a friend last night who told me about being called to her daughters school to "please explain", as her 9 year old daughter had written a story titled 'Death' in which emus try to take over the world, killing the children in a family and causing the mother to commit suicide. Now that's a minefield!
    Parents tread with care!

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  3. NikkiJune 16, 2009 at 8:04 PM

    Poor daddy... Sometimes the obvious just isn't!

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  4. Melanie Gray AugustinJune 16, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    :) That's a parenting tip I'm certainly filing away for later use!

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  5. LunaMoonbeamJune 16, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    Thanks for the heads up. ;-)

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  6. JuddieJune 17, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    Ooops! Great picture and explanation though!

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