Nov 15th, 2008 by
papabear
How do you make a 1½ year toddler sit still for about a minute? We have no idea. We do not seem to figure out a way to do that so far. That’s how active our son, Pasha, is. The only time that he stops doing something is when he is asleep.
When he wakes up, he would want to get out of the room. Once he is out of the room, he wants to get out of the house. The house is now too small for him and I guess he could not find any new thing and place to explore in the house anymore and he has seen enough of our faces already.
He loves getting out of the house. He loves getting into the car and going out for a drive somewhere. He knows when the weekends are here and he knows what to expect during the weekends. Every morning, before I leave for work, I would always tell him that we would only take him out during the weekends and surprisingly, he remembers that well.
He loves the trip to the hypermarkets and the mega malls. He would become excited as soon as he sees the familiar entrance to those places and once inside, he feels that he is in heaven! The presence of other kids and abundance of stuffs for him to touch and carry around in his own shopping basket can easily make his day. He would never get bored there…
So, because of that, we have to make plans for the weekends. We have to take him somewhere as a reward for being so understanding that Papa has got to go to work during the weekdays. He does not really mind where we take him as long as it is out of the house. All he needs is to see some new faces, to say hello to other kids and some open space where he can run as much as he wishes.
Today we saw the Nuffnang Friso Family Day Out event. We’re simply elated! This is the kind of event that we would love him to attend. This is where he would be able to meet and play with lots of kids of about his age. It would be an awesome experience for him especially at this stage where he is learning about relationship, friendship and the big idea about socialization. This is something that we have been thinking of for a long time and now our prayers have been answered.
Apart from the great time that he would definitely have there, the event would be an opportunity for us as parents to spend some great quality time with our children. This would be a chance for us to bond with our child while learning about nutrition and sharing some parenting experiences. Those are the reasons why a family day is really important for our children!
This could be our first big event where three of us would be participating as a family and it would definitely be something that is too important to miss!
