teaching english to lil cuties--esl tips, tricks, and stories

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

new babies in the family

we have to be super sensitive to the lil ones who have new babies in their families.
lately, i've been feeling so bad for my cute lil ayu. i mentioned her before. she's the one who i figured out wants to use the toilet. she keeps coming into school with a very angry look on her face. she also has a new baby in the family. yesterday, she came in late and looked so mad. it was music time and i sat her on my lap and was giving her lots of extra love. keep in mind my punkins are only 2 years old and english is not their first language, so i have to go easy when i'm talking to them. i said:
"ayu happy?"
slow shake of the head.
"ayu sad?"
slow shake of the head.
"ayu angry?"
slow nod. aha.
"ayu angry with mommy?"
slow shake of the head.
"ayu angry with baby?"
pause. slow nod.
aaaaahhhhhhh. cutie pie. i've been showering her with attention. but the poor thing is having a really rough time of it. today she was grumpy all day. she's gotten really protective of her space and starts screaming whenever somebody gets into it. she's also just started being really possessive of the toys that she is playing with.
but i know she's just going through a rough time, so i simply do what i can to let her know that i think she's the cutest lil girl in the whole world.
her baby brother is pretty darn cute though.....

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