Why? What’s That?
Today, of course, was the Inauguration of Barack Obama. I wanted to watch it - I remember watching President Clinton’s Inauguration, but not Bush’s. Anyway, I turned on the tv and watched it with Peanut. I had to explain what was going on - that we were getting a new president and it was very exciting…
What’s a president?
He’s in charge of the whole country, the whole United States.
What’s the United States?
So I tried to explain the concept of a country to her. Then I was telling her who all the people were. Every time someone walked out to the balcony, she’d ask, “Is that Obama?” She asked if there were two President Bush’s - I was impressed by this question. Ahhh, my Peanut is a genius!
So it was a big day for us…she learned what our country is called, what a president does, sort of what a vice president does, and who our new president is. She loves to say “Obama.” She thinks it’s a fun name.
Toddlers have endless questions - it makes watching the news a bit challenging (you have to explain EVERYTHING!), but it does tell you how much they are capable of learning. They’re just like sponges soaking up all the information they can. And it’s amazing when they retain it. It makes you feel like an accomplished parent when this happens! I’m so proud of my baby - I get irritated at times when she asks question after question. After question. But this means she’s learning, so I’ll deal with it. Today I told her that I knew she was smart because she asked so many questions. Her reply: Why?
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