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Cyclists cross the line because the police do not know them

July 11, 2014 钱倩倩 Leave a comment

Today, when I was driving Dean, Sophia and Carlotta to the swimming pool, I overheard they were talking about why cars alway stop at the red light, while “some” cyclists do not.

This was a tough question, I said to myself. Carlotta muttered, and only said to Dean, all the cyclists “should” stop at the red light.

A few seconds later, Dean found the answer by himself, “They cross the line because the police do not know them.”

He was excited at finding the answer, but Carlotta and I muted. We did not want to confirm his answer. I was not sure at his age knowing such a fact is a good thing or not.

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Little educator

May 31, 2014 钱倩倩 Leave a comment

This morning I was standing at downstairs and shouting to Dean and Sophia upstairs. I was asking them to come downstairs for Chinese lessons. Sophia came first, so I told her to have some strawberries and blue berries while waiting for Dean. However, Dean was attracted by the Furby, and did not want to go downstairs.

I sent Sophia to let Dean know that I would spank him if he did not come downstairs immediately.

But Sophia had her objection. She said, “I am going to treat him. I’ll say – do you want to have some strawberries or blue berries downstairs.”

I was a little surprised for a little girl to know that encouragement works better than punishment. So I agreed to her.

However sadly, neither the strawberries nor blue berries were good incentives that did not attract Dean to walk away from the Furby. At last, I had to go upstairs and got Dean downstairs (without spanking). But the result was not important in such a case.

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Home windtalkers

March 22, 2014 钱倩倩 Leave a comment

Kids are really creative. And they can play a foreign language at their fingers. English is nearly not a foreign language to them.

Today on the way home, Dean suggested creating a secret language which no adults could understand but kids could.

It amazed me that he started making the rules for the secret language straight away. His rules were so complicated, involving rhythm, backwards pronunciation and some German words.

I was concentrating on driving but I was not good at thinking in a manner of kids anyway, so I could not understand what exactly his rules were. However, Sophia and Carlotta listened very carefully and interrupted him from time to time, making improvements to the encryption algorithm.

Before we got home, they have finished the rules. As a test, Dean made some sounds like jabber. I was completely out.

Carlotta asked, “Do you mean ‘when go to beach’?”

Dean said, “Yes!”

I was shocked, deeply.

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