Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. ~Margaret Atwood
How true is this?? This quote is from Ms. Atwood's novel "Cat's Eye" about the torturous relationships between pre-teen girls (on my must-read list....I hadn't heard of it but am a huge fan of A Handmaid's Tale, and I was surprised to learn that it was published in 1989, right when I was entering the "tween" years myself. Now as a mom of two girls I am desperate to arm myself with knowledge of girl culture, bullying, etc...but that is a whole 'nother tangent!) Anyway, this quote also applies to my own two and a half year old sweetheart and her BFF- who I babysit several times a week- and who have not yet entered the "relational aggression" stage and are still simply in the old-fashioned survival-of-the-fittest mode that includes, but is not limited to, pushing, grabbing, hitting, and sometimes biting. Sheesh.
Fittingly, in a particularly aggressive week, we landed on letter H. I know there is a book called "Hands are not for Hitting" which we do not have, and I didn't fit in a trip to the library, so I improvised and made up our own little mantra (complete with hand actions and ends with a group hug!!) The girls loved it, and we have used it and revisited as needed :)
And the H page from Greta's slow-growing ABC book:
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Oh very cute! Great choice of words for reinforcing the letter H! And "Phew* that they are NOT for hitting!
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ReplyDeleteGreat post and I love the ABC book you are doing. That's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great way to remind little ones.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower, really like your idea to remind kids about letter.
ReplyDeleteGreat little poem.... i may adopt that for my setting!! Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteGreat quote (and I've just finsished The Blind Assassin - have you read that one? Was fab)and great to give all the positives for using your hands. Hope it works for you! Thanks for joining in with the Play Academy.
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