I am constanty repairing things, particularly the boy's books . Even now there is a stack of at least 5 books on my desk that need to be taped up. Sometimes it's just that the binding is coming apart, but often it's because pages have been torn or the book has just been messed up by one of my crazy children. It's not that I mind fixing things for them. I'm just wondering if this is normal. Is it just because they're boys that they have the need to tear things up? Or are my boys extra-destructive? And how do I help them take care of things? In reality, now it's not so much that they are tearing up the books on purpose, it's just that they are so rough with everything. You would think that me growing up with 3 brothers I would be used to such roughness. And in some ways I am, but can we please take care of our books? I am grateful that they at least really enjoy looking at (and now actually reading) lots of books.
On a related topic, my boys can't seem to keep things out of their mouths. Joshua, the almost 5 year old, is the worst. He forever has some toy, or his shirt, or a book, or whatever in his mouth. Luke is still sucking him thumb, so he's not quite as bad about putting other things in his mouth (though he still does it). But, for real, do other kids do this? Obviously Micah is starting to do this more and more, but he's only 8 months old. That doesn't really concern me, but Joshua should have grown out of this by now, shouldn't he?
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Logan keeps his fingers in his mouth 1/2 he time, so I understand. But , Joshua being almost 5 should be outgrowing this. Of course the doctors will tell you in due time!
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ReplyDeleteAbout the books...Grady (my boy) was always very meticulous and still is. He took care of even his board books with great precision, even when just a few months old. Hilarious. When Hadley came along (a girl), it was like having a little puppy in the house. Eissa (my 3rd, a girl) was the same way. Cass (the 4th, another girl) is much like Grady so far. So, I'm not sure it's a boy-girl issue. We have very strict rules about books around here though...no throwing them, no tearing them, and if they aren't being used, they have to be in the shelves. We've had very few page tears. If they got torn, the kids got in trouble. Books just fall apart no matter how well you take care of them sometimes...we have a stack of books to be repaired too. :) So, yeah...I think it's normal for books to need repair...and it also depends on the types of books. We don't really let the flap books or pop-ups stay down within easy reach...and the non-board books aren't down for Cass to grab hold of or anything either. You know...things like that.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the things in the mouth, mine have never really done that...not when they got older. Every now and then I'll catch Hadley with her fingers in her mouth, but I just bring it to her attention and she stops. But, I do remember a lady in my MOPS group in Phoenix one day saying that her son (at the time about Joshua's age...his name was Joshua come to think of it :) ) still felt the need to do that. She said that it was something to do with his teeth...some normal stage. I guess he just felt the need to gnaw or chew a bit sometimes (wasn't really sucking, but more like biting down from what I remember). Anyway, she said that when she found him doing that, she would always just offer him a cold washcloth to put in his mouth and bite on and he loved that. So, maybe Joshua's little mouth is just needing some biting action for whatever reason? Anyway, that lady just came to mind when I read this, so thought I'd share.