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Re: Finding Lego
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:42:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tanya K. Burkhart writes:
> In lugnet.general, Melody Brown writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Greg Majewski writes:
> > > I don't mean in a weird spot in your house or in your local toy store.. Have
> > > you ever found Lego lying around in other places?
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> > These days all I seem to find is Lego soccor balls floating around the house (grrrrr) as my 2 year
> > old son loves to carry them everywhere (if he gets the chance). He's good
> > with the Lego though... never attempts to stick them in his mouth, I think
> > he knows by now he has to learn to respect it! haha
> >
> > Mel
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> LOL! I'd rather step on a soccerball in the middle of the night than a
> brick! I've drawn blood doing that.
Oh yeah, but not when they act as miniture rollerskates! haha
> I'm so glad I'm not the only mother who gave her two-year-old System bricks.
> People used to look at me like, "are you *trying* to give your child the
> chance to choke to death?" He was really good with them, too.
Well, the thing is, I think as a good parent, you'd know if your child is
ready to play with Lego or not. I mean if all your kids do is stick them in
their mouths, then it would be like... "maybe just not yet" But you have to
let them try and give them benefit of the doubt, under adult supervision of
course.
Kids as you know can choke on biscuits or crackers... even water or milk
etc, but if you lead them in the right direction to what they can and cannot
put in their mouths then you are almost successful (hopefully). I also have
a 5 year old child and my younger son watches him play, he tends to copy and
takes notice.
As my older son does not put Lego in his mouth (I taught him to always ask
me to pull any pieces apart, no matter how busy I am). I found my younger
son has followed by playing with the Lego just like his older brother...
just as much as his development does. He doesn't like the Primo or duplo
much (I think it bores him).
My older son started playing and building with Lego from an early age too, I
noticed by starting him younger he follows directions better and tends to
understand and figure puzzles and patterns with ease. At the age of three
he was capable of sitting down with a reasonably large set and putting all
the pieces together using instructions without many problems.
Now he's almost 6 and tells me where I go wrong! hahaha I think this kind
of learning is brilliant for many things later in life which is important in
a world like today and for the future. If children can develop good
recognisation/planning/instructions/strategy/possibly puzzle/problem solving
etc skills, that will be a big advantage to some for when they start school.
I use some of the more standard bricks in helping my older son learn
mathematics and it really is a big plus.
blah blah blah...
> Now, he already wants Lego for his fifth birthday - and his fourth birthday >was just two weeks ago! Muhahahaha! I've already drawn him to the dark side!
Oh yeah, my sons are addicted to the stuff, my Husband says is must be in
the blood haha.
> As for the weirdest place I ever found a brick, I found a whole handful in a
> restaurant booth once. They were pretty gooey with whatever the kid who
> lost them had been eating. Maybe his parents decided they were too gross to
> bother with. Foolish, foolish people...
Sounds yummy! :P
> ~~Tanya
> (shaking her head)
Mel
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