More fun with parent conferences
On Monday I had my daughter’s teacher-conference. Yes, at the tender age of 23 months, they actually do these. I had no clue what to expect, but it went very well. The skills were more developmental than I’d thought (walks well, can put rings on a stick, etc.) and she was doing just fine. There were a few interesting things about my little one.
First, she doesn’t like rowdy/rough-housing kids. If they mess with her, she tends to remove herself and sit quietly with a book away from them. This fascinated me because if her brother messes with her at home, she’ll knock his block off. 
She also wasn’t all that fond of cleaning up. Gee, that one’s a shocker. I don’t know of any child who enjoys cleaning up. 
Last, the teacher mentioned that she was starting to learn about scissors. She mentioned that my daughter had trouble grasping them and was slowly learning how. Did I practice with her at home? Um, not so much.
This is the child who will gleefully decorate herself with a ballpoint pen, coloring her heels, arms, legs, and face. And they want me to give her a pair of scissors? 
You have got to be kidding me. The child would shave her head and throw the hair up in the air. And then she’d go after her brother. When I was her age, I cut my brother’s hair off the day before the family portrait. So nope, I’m not a fan of handing scissors to little children. There’s time for that later. Like, maybe when they’re eight.
In the meantime, I’m just trying to keep her from using postage stamps as stickers to decorate herself.
When you were a kid, what sort of trouble did you get into?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 7:32 am | Viewed 1287 times
Kelly Says:
I don’t know what stuns me more, the idea that they have parent conferences for 23 month olds, or that they want your daughter to practice with scissors at home. As if she wouldn’t learn how to operate a pair of scissors if she didn’t practice…? Oiy. As for trouble I got into, it was usually whatever my brother dragged me along with him into. He was always taking off and going on what he liked to call ’safari’ in the wilds of New Glasgow. Once he cut the legs off my crib to get me out so he could take me with him. My mom was thrilled with that one.
Peggy Says:
I don’t recall getting into too much trouble at home. I was the fifth of six, so was a pretty good little sister. I do recall getting into trouble at school a few times. Though they were never my fault. Teacher through a dictionary at the back of my head for talking. Teacher threw me into desk because I didn’t hear him tell everyone to take their seats. You know, the usual child abuse stuff. :whip::wink:
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
My Mom would say ‘don’t get dirty’ and of course I would.
Rene Says:
I was a perfect child, so I never got into trouble l:whistle: I was really good at nursery school, a little shy, but then at home it was a replay of “The Exorcist.” My mother does confess I wasn’t nearly as much trouble as my kids are.
I’m with Kelly. I’m blown away they have parent teacher conferences for a 23 month old and that they want you to work with her and her scissor-cutting skills. I’m with you, I think that is giving trouble an engraved invitation.
Tori Lennox Says:
I don’t recall ever gettting into much trouble. The only instance I can think of is when I was three. The brat next door tried to steal my tricycle. However, my parents had taught me that hitting somebody was wrong. So I kicked him.
Melissa Says:
PT conferences for a 23-month old??? Um…wow.
What a cutie, though!
I don’t remember getting into too much trouble. I didn’t have preschool since mom stayed home with us and we couldn’t afford to go to a preschool. But Sesame Street taught me all I needed to know.:banana:
beth Says:
I’m with everyone else being amazed that they have parent-teacher conferences for 23 month olds. (As an aside, at what point do you start going in years, not months. I have no kids, you know, so I haven’t gotten the super secret manual that tells me these things.
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Not sure about practicing with scissors though. Maybe you should offer to let her do that at the teacher’s house…near the teacher’s curtains.
Stacy Says:
What a sweetheart!
I was the loud one which meant that anytime my sister or brother were bugging me or purposely riling me I should say, then I was the one that got in trouble because I was the only one my parents heard yelling:hissyfit:. I’m seeing hints of it in my kids now and thinking, “Hey, I know how this works, I was the youngest once,” so nobody gets off easy
LauraP Says:
She’s adorable! And so excited about scissors! Yes, the teacher told mommy to let her practice! Woo hoo!
Danica Says:
Oh MY GOSH! She is gorgeous, Michelle!
Missie Says:
She is too cute! I just want to munch on her chubby little legs!
She seems to be saying in her pic:
“The first thing I am going to do with my scissors is cut a nice big hole in these babies!”:shimmy:
Missie Says:
And? What does she really need scissor skills for right now? Her part-time job? You probably should start her on nuclear physics soon too. She’s getting behind.