Mommy and daddy are firm believers that learning can take place through all the fun and play. For instance, she learns how to interact with other kids in the 'Baby gym' by taking turns to play with the gym equipment.
During the circletime, she also learns how follow instructions and participate in group activities. I believe that all these are beneficial to her development as a person. Being the only child in the family, I do not want her to subscribe to the notion that she must always be the center of attraction everyday. She has to learn to accept the existence of other kids and conduct herself in a way that is appropriate.
In fact, she is showing some positive signs from the classes. There are a couple of occasions that she says 'Hi' to the residents that we met in our apartment complex even though we do not know them personally. From their reactions, I could tell that they were surprised by her friendliness and they could not help but smile at her. Yesterday, one man offered to open the door for us at the apartment lobby. Before I could say 'Thank you' to the man, Sheri blurted out the two words instantly. At that moment, I could not deny that I was very proud of the way she conducted herself. Hopefully, there will be more occasions like that in the future. From these instances, I can sense that she is learning how to engage and interact with other people in the society.
Nowadays, she also sings more often at home. Mommy was pleasantly surprised to hear her singing songs like the 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and 'ABCD'. Perhaps, it was because I did not have any recollection what I could do when I was at her age. I thought it was pretty amazing for a 21 months toddler to memorize the lyrics of the two songs that I mentioned earlier. A few days ago, we also witnessed her trying to create some background music for herself as she sings the 'ABCD' song by hitting an inverted bowl with a spoon. During last week's 'MusicTogether' clas, mommy also noticed that she stayed behind to play with electric organ that teacher was playing during the class while other kids were busy queuing up to collect stickers from the teacher. So, it seems that our little girl does show some interest in music or it may be because all kids have the natural inclination to music. Whatever it is, mommy hopes to continue to nurture in her an interest in music through all these classes.
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