Subj : Millikan's was: Wegman's To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Dec 12 2019 12:30:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> And sort of a tangent to that, Autumn was up here in the Computer Room BM>> with me, colouring. Well, she was colouring; I was putting some stuff BM>> away. Semi-original plan was she came up to get me to play and then BM>> she decided she wanted to stay up here and colour. I had gotten ready BM>> to leave -- put Pandora (Internet radio) on pause; when she came back BM>> with her colouring pad sat at the desk. I told her to tap the space BM>> bar on the keyboard (and pointing) so as to turn the music back on. BM>> Also interjected it was OK to touch the keyboard this time because I BM>> told her to do it: normally I'm reminding her to be careful not to BM>> touch the keyboards. NB>> So she gets to learn exceptions to rules can be valid at times... ;) NB>> Sounds like the two of you had some different quality time... :) BM> Right on both. :) It's not a bad thing to touch the keyboard, just BM> there are times when one/she should not touch. Same for other items. NB> And she's getting to be old enough to be taught some of those NB> distinctions... ;) Well, I wasn't thinking of age but yes on the distinctions part. BM>>> Also popped into my thoughts: I remind her I'm available to help. The BM>>> "child psychologist explanation" is to stand back and let her do it BM>>> (whatever she's attempting to do), but if she decides she needs BM>>> assistance it's available. We all had to learn by doing. NB>>> And knowing where to look for help is also a good lesson to be NB>>> learned... BM>> Yes, sort of you don't know everything, learn by doing sometimes BM>> works, though sometimes better to ask someone for help. NB>> And good to figure out the difference... :) BM> Right. One can't do everything but they can try, and then stick in BM> there there are times to try and times to get someone else to try for BM> you. NB> Indeed. :) Probably an extension of the distinctions: if you think you can and it's OK to do so, it's OK to try. If it doesn't work then OK to ask for assistance. ...This will become very important when she can't get the lid off a screw top, hands it to someone for assistance, and they pop it right off. NB>>>> I'm not much for breakfast of any sort anyway... An actually NB>>>> nutritious cookie might be a substitute were I actually up and hungry NB>>>> at that time of day... Just as likely to be some sort of NB>>>> leftovers, though... :) BM>>> A lot of "it all depends" on that! If one grabs a donut for breakfast BM>>> the oatmeal cookie would probably be a better nutritional choice. BM>>> Your breakfast of leftovers probably isn't too far off from the "part BM>>> of a complete nutritious breakfast" voiceover: leftover potato: hash BM>>> browns! Hunk of meat: ham steak, bacon, sausage. Green beans: ummm, BM>>> part of a Denver omelette? NB>>> That sounds more extensive than I'm likely to be having... And often NB>>> mine doesn't have much of a resemblance to a "normal" breakfast... :) BM>> I/we generally don't eat a balanced meal but the meals do balance out. NB>> That's what really counts, after all... :) BM> In my way of thinking, yes. If someone wants a balanced breakfast, BM> lunch and dinner (each) I would not tell them or even think they are BM> wrong: it works for them. NB> We each have our habits and ways of doing things... ;) When I NB> was a young mother, and a member of La Leche League, one of the NB> things we taught was that if one's toddler only wanted one or two NB> things for a day or so, it wasn't a problem... Just keep offering NB> alternatives along the way, and it will likely balance out... It NB> doesn't have to be all at the same sit-down meal(s)... :) Right: Autumn's pediatrician told her parents the same. She (Autumn) sometimes likes one food item, and sometimes turns away the same a week or month later. (She's no longer liking bananas for whatever reason.) Easiest and least wasteful here is to simply ask her what she wants, usually phrased as an option rather than open-ended. Overall seems to be reasonably balanced and healthy. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Dec.18,1892: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" premiered in St.Petersburg. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .