After we watched Danya's class performance in the Fall Holiday, Tima decided that the living room was 'his school'. So now, he imagines that the hall is outside, and he walks through it to school. His teacher is named miss Na-na-na. (Yesterday it was Miss Deborah.)
What do you do at school?
"Mostly I do writing, sometimes do gym."
What kind of writing?
"Letters and numbers." (He writes rows of various letters and numbers, which I guess is how he imitates Danya's Russian homework.)
"Everytime I get a new teacher, you have to come over to my school. So you can meet my teacher."
Today he drew a picture of a girl, and said that his teacher wanted him to draw his sister.
Another part of Tima's world right now is the guessing game.
"Momma, do you think I'm going to jump over or sideways around this puddle?"
"Do you think this apple piece has a crack in it or not?"
"Is Annakin going to use his lightsaber or his laser gun to fight General Grievous?"
and so on, more times a day. I've tried many times to say, "I don't know, Tima," especially when I'm in a hurry or busy writing a blog post. But I've learned the fastest way out of the situation is to make a guess, any guess. And if I want to influence the behavior, than reverse psychology usually works. He's much more likely to do what I
don't choose. Then he can claim with a smug look, "I tricked ya'!"
"I tricked ya'" is another favorited phrase... usually when he got himself dressed, or made his bed, or something that he usually claims he can't do!
