Well, I don't know Linnea IRL, but I can't imagine she's more active/energetic than my little girl N (age 3). N started going to "school" a couple of months after her 2nd birthday, and is currently attending 3 days a week, plus doing some organized classes (music, gymnastics) on the other two days. Her teachers tell me she is quite active and "advanced" physically, on the playground. She has excellent gross and fine motor skills (she could write her name before her 3rd birthday; she can climb play structures that my 5 yr old has problems with). She was recently taken into the after-school "sports" class one day (I had an appointment and could not pick her up, the teacher felt bad and let her join in to the class even though she wasn't signed up for it) and the teacher told me that she "kicked ass" and was "better" at the skills used in the class than the 4 and 5 yr olds who had been taking the class for the past three months. No one was remotely discouraging, and they basically insisted I sign her up for the class because she loved it that much.
No one has ever suggested that I keep my girls quiet and let the boy run around. As a child, all I heard was "go outside and play, stop sitting on your butt" while my brother was told "go to your room and study." :)
I guess I am coming from a very different place...
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Date: 2005-11-30 12:23 am (UTC)No one has ever suggested that I keep my girls quiet and let the boy run around. As a child, all I heard was "go outside and play, stop sitting on your butt" while my brother was told "go to your room and study." :)
I guess I am coming from a very different place...