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Re: A first step
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:15:50 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jason Spears wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Mark Jordan wrote:
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Yesterday was a wonderful first for our family. My 20 month-old daughter
attached 2 2*4 bricks together for the first time!
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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Congrats, a heart warming moment to be sure.
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A wonderful moment! Maybe now she will be more interested in her Duplo.
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.
Does anyone have an opinion on this? Does excessive AFOL enthusiasm cause
problems for the kids?
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Well I’m sure it’s all in how you handle it. Comparing her creations to yours
won’t help her feel better about things. But encourage her and it should be
fine.
Now I’m sure there are other examples, but seeing the work of
Ross Neal and
Nik Pieniazek, (and the early
works of Trevor
Koleda) I would say that you are far more likely to raise a kid building
adult like creations than a kid who doesn’t like lego.
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I’m a *huge* fan of setting a high bar for performance and watching people rise
to it. If there’s no option of lower expectations, people will perform at a high
level as if it were normal. I’ve watched this succeed in my own life when
mentors, teachers, and bosses have set that bar for me.
Of course, tune the concept to your daughter’s level of development. But,
challenge her, give her something to aspire to, and you won’t be disappointed in
how well she learns throughout the course of her childhood ... and by doing so,
she’ll be well-equipped for college and adulthood.
-Tim
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| (...) Congrats, a heart warming moment to be sure. (...) Well I'm sure it's all in how you handle it. Comparing her creations to yours won't help her feel better about things. But encourage her and it should be fine. Now I'm sure there are other (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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