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A month ago I saw an advertisement in the newspaper looking for cute boys - 24mths old and below so I took Aaron for a casting session just for kicks! Needless to say I have a lot of free time to kill! LOL..

The phographer made him stand on an X mark on the floor so that he could be in the center of the picture… I can understand why now, it’s not easy getting a 2 yr old to stand center of the camera view.

Check out this video of Aaron singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and notice 2 things.

1. We had to shoot this video several times as the memory card was full and he got distracted a few times too. Listen carefully to the first word he says… my seasoned performer!

2. I recently potty trained him (a whole blog post about this later) so watch out for how he feels without his diaper and no underwear!!! LOL

Truth be told, I offered him a Mentos in exchange for a nice video!

Enjoy!

I paid Ethan’s new teacher (new school) a visit last week on Parent’s & Teachers day and was surprised to learn that all but 2 of the 20+ students in the 4 yr olds class can read the Peter & Jane 4A and further they can also write the alphabet from memory.

Ethan had only joined this school in early October, so his teacher has only had a full month and a half working with him so he is one of the 2 who cannot write the alphabet from memory and could only read Peter & Jane 2A - currently onto 3A.

Obviously this kindergarten has higher expectations and goals for their students because most other kindergartens don’t even teach the 4 yr olds how to read at 4yrs. Personally I not too worried that Ethan is a little behind compared to his peers in this school because I am sure he’ll catch up in no time especially since he is practising his writing and reading at home with me everyday.

When I first enrolled Ethan back in October I also enquired about enrolling Aaron (who just turned 2 in Oct) for classes starting in January. The administrator told me that many parents were happy sending their kids to The Core (name of Ethan’s new school) rather than leaving them with a maid or babysitter as they learn more and at a faster rate this way.

She also said that we (parents) should not limit the childs’ ability to learn. Since they are not forcing the kids to learn but are just helping them learn through play and they really enjoy themselves… I decided that my tiny tot (whom I still refer to as BABY) will be starting school in January.

As parents… do you think a 2 and a half year old is too young to be going to school?