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Re: A first step
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 26 Jul 2004 05:27:54 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark Jordan wrote:
> Yesterday was a wonderful first for our family. My 20 month-old daughter
> attached 2 2*4 bricks together for the first time!
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> Its great to see the delighted look on her face when I open the box of basic
> bricks with its bags of pretty colours, the zooming sound (copied from me) she
> makes when I build her a plane out of 7 2*4 bricks, and finally the look of
> concentration she got when she started trying to get the two bricks together.
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> A wonderful moment! Maybe now she will be more interested in her Duplo.
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> My mother-in-law told me I shouldn't build Lego in front of my daughter. She
> thinks my massive colour coordinated, SNOT, themed and witty creations will give
> my daughter an inferiority complex and stunt her Lego development.
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> Does anyone have an opinion on this? Does excessive AFOL enthusiasm cause
> problems for the kids?
I don't know ... but I would think the exact opposite. I think it would
stimulate her growth and development, and help her see the bricks in a
non-traditional studs-up fashion. She'll grow to have better building skills
than a child not exposed to your advanced techniques.
You might even create an AFOL out of her in the long run :-)
-Tim
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