Just a few minutes ago, I had the privilege of overhearing Rose play with two American Girls dolls, while I was working in the kitchen and Joy was napping (or supposed to be napping, anyway).
The blonde doll, Kirsten, had "a disability of walking." Rose was her older sister. The brunette Molly was her friend.
Rose was providing a low-voiced running commentary on their efforts to problem-solve Kirsten's mobility.
"Now, grab on to this. That's good! That's good! Now, what will we do next?"
"Well, THAT didn't work..."
"OK, I know what to try. How about holding on here?
She came to me to share her pride and delight when Kirsten had succeeded in maneuvering half-way across the room.
She gets it, doesn't she?!
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Some excellent problem-solving
Joy operates well in context of routines (heck, don't most people?)
One particularly functional routine we've developed is at diaper-changing time. It's Joy's job to put away the diaper cream. She has to open the changing-table drawer, put in the tube, and close the drawer back up.
This morning when she went to open the drawer, there was a problem. She had the diaper cream tube in one hand, and a board book in the other. She tried to open the drawer a couple of times with the hand that contained the tube, with no success. I was half-expecting her to give up -- she's got such a short attention span, and often takes the path of least resistance. But no. She thought about it for a second, put the book down on the floor, completed the routine, and then picked that book back up!
It didn't have the feel of an Elvis sighting... I suspected that the King had not left the building...
Then this evening a similar situation occurred. This time Joy had the tube in one hand, a chewy ball in the other. Without missing a beat, she grabbed the chewy ball in her teeth, completed the routine, and then took the ball back out.
Most excellent!
One particularly functional routine we've developed is at diaper-changing time. It's Joy's job to put away the diaper cream. She has to open the changing-table drawer, put in the tube, and close the drawer back up.
This morning when she went to open the drawer, there was a problem. She had the diaper cream tube in one hand, and a board book in the other. She tried to open the drawer a couple of times with the hand that contained the tube, with no success. I was half-expecting her to give up -- she's got such a short attention span, and often takes the path of least resistance. But no. She thought about it for a second, put the book down on the floor, completed the routine, and then picked that book back up!
It didn't have the feel of an Elvis sighting... I suspected that the King had not left the building...
Then this evening a similar situation occurred. This time Joy had the tube in one hand, a chewy ball in the other. Without missing a beat, she grabbed the chewy ball in her teeth, completed the routine, and then took the ball back out.
Most excellent!
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