Quinn's Pals

Quinn's pals at school are ND and McCall. McCall is a tenacious little girl who hugs Quinn every time he enters the classroom. Earlier this fall Luke mentioned that Quinn had a committee of friends who met him at the door. I like very much that Quinn has beloved friends at school. At conferences with Pros, Luke was told that if they don't specifically try to separate McCall and Quinn during circle time, they won't sit without one another. Quinn and McCall spend all their time together-- which is darling and funny. Last month, Quinn attended his first birthday party at Chuck E Cheese for ND's party. It was a good time, despite the lousy pizza:) Watching McCall and Quinn together was entertaining; she is definitely in charge of their relationship. Hehe.

For a bit, it seemed that Quinn was going to take on some of the same leadership and "bossy" principles that he sees in some of his friends, but that doesn't seem to have turned into a pattern. He can still be demanding, but this makes him a toddler, not someone who has to end up a certain way. How do you nurture in kids a strong sense of self and leadership? How do you balance that with an ability to listen and be kind? Ah the tricky morass of parenthood.

Some of this repeats other ideas from December. So difficult to try and capture all that is happening in his life when I so sporadically can write...