What IS your child doing?

[niq]

Opposite of the classic "hmmm, my kid isn't doing X yet, should I be worried?" Brag about something good!

[sandandsea]

My 9yo is mature in his knowledge of how life works and understands “life things” better than many adults. He is street smart.

My 5yo is reading going into kinder and it melts my heart.

[madringal]

My 13 year old has become so quietly confident? I don't even know what to call it. But she just doesn't really seem to worry about what other 13 years are doing/saying/wearing and man, alive, if I am not so proud of her for just being totally fine with who she is.

My 9 year old, well, she is trying so hard to make good choices every day. She has over come a lot and she works so hard to make safe, responsible choices. It has been a long road to get here, and I am so proud of her!

[niq]

V (8) has started helping carry things to and from the car when we go places.
O (4.5) can write most of her capital letters already? Her daycare is magic.

[scm1011]

My 4.5 yo is just a delight. He's incredibly loving and affectionate, curious, happy, and fun to be around.

My 2 yo is my tough kid, but she has recently begun speaking in full sentences and it's been fun to get to know her and her personality more. She's such a little sponge.

[ohgillian]

My 8 YO is big into operating stores and restaurants in her room. She writes out a menu or price list and hangs it on the wall, then arranges her stuff behind a cardboard box "counter." So far there's been a pharmacy (empty medicine bottles, walgreens Rx info sheets, and Walgreens Rx bags), a fast food place (burgers, fries), and now a "hawaiian store" featuring leis and coconuts.

[abs]

My 10 year old is pretty awesome. She has become so independent and is really pretty confident in who she is. I'm very curious to see where her love of math in ability in the subject takes her.

[186momx]

DD 10 taught herself military time. We are not a military family. You ask her to tell you what time it is and it is 1425 or whatever time it may be. Why she learned it was so she could drive her 5th grade teacher bonkers.

DD is really enjoying cooking and has branched out from just baking to cooking actual meals.

[joy]

My daughter will be 5 in 11 days. ::sob::

She’s losing teeth.
She’s adding numbers.
She’s counting backwards.
She’s writing letters and numbers all over everything.
She’s reading the letters in different words.
She’s doing handstands (against the wall) in gymnastics.

She’s my favorite.

[dreamcrisp1]

My almost 2 year old has been speaking in full sentences! He’s such a funny, entertaining kid. We have so much fun together. He also surprised me because he has apparently learned all his colours and the alphabet! He DOES listen to me after all. 😂

My 7 week old has been sleeping 6.5-7.5 hour stretches and smiling nonstop. I am loving it.

[court26]

DD (11) is the queen of being organized and making lists for everyone! She thinks of everything and it’s so helpful now that I’m divorced to have another person to run things by.

[beerlover]

My son will be 5 this weekend. He's been home with me all week because daycare is closed (in-home provider and she's on vacation this week). Generally I dread days when he's home and I have to work, and it's a very busy week for me with lots of deadlines (it's also raining, so we haven't been able to go to the pool after work or whatever). He's honestly been delightful so far though, entertaining himself and occasionally coming in my office to hug me or chat. It just makes me realize he's growing up, because a year ago he would've constantly bugged me and the house would've been a disaster. He's definitely watching too much TV this week, but eh, I'm doing what I can.

[corgimom]

I love this, I've been so stressed about DD1's continued PT regression that I sometimes forget to focus on all the other amazing things she's doing!

DD1 (3) is so funny! She's playing pretend a lot more, can play some games with us and is surprising us will all sort of things she's learned (counting to 20, knowing what day it is, can write the letter E!) She really is a very smart kid and is such a sweetheart.

DD2 (6 months) is on the move! She's not crawling on all fours but dang, she gets around! She's interested in everything DD1 is doing and is a happy little peanut exploring the world! She's eating solids and now when you sit her up she doesn't just flop over! She also seems to be getting better at sleeping again which we are all very excited about! LOL

[tarajane]

My almost 8 year old skipped a grade and is still at the top of his class. He reads so much and I love that.

Triplet A (5 yrs) has found a love of math and numbers and he's been figuring out adding, subtracting, and multiplying.

Triplet B is naturally athletic with some good hand eye coordination and skill with football and baseball.

Triplet C has had reading click and loves to sound out words and figure out what things say.

[CloudBee]

My 8 year old was cleared for impact sports after having a good bone scan a while back. He can finally play team soccer! He attended a soccer camp for a week earlier this month. He's athletic, but struggles to run as fast as other kids and falls easily.

On the last day of camp the coach gave out awards for each age group. At the end he said he had one more "overall" award to give out - not to the best athlete or the best soccer player, but to the kid who acted as a role model all week, and the kid everyone on the field should look up to and watch. That was my DS. <3

He's usually very friendly and encourages other kids. He gave out a lot of high fives on the field and cheered everyone on, even when he lost every. single. race, drill, and 1 on 1 scrimmage.

[ellipses84]

DS1 went kayaking for the first time at day camp. He was telling me about it and said there were an odd number of kids so he was the only one who had to go alone. I thought he was going to say something negative about the experience but he followed it up with “…and I’m a natural!” He did great and he really loved it, so I see more kayaking in our future!

DS2 had his first soccer practice. He had so much fun and was surprisingly good for his first time. They did a little scrimmage and he got a goal.

Both kids are so quick witted. They make us laugh with their comebacks or peanut gallery comments all the time.

I have a passion for art and DS1 was not into it at all, until the pandemic. He got into drawing comic book characters with cousins and taking a pod art class taught him types of art he enjoys. DS2 loves art and has so much creativity. Both make me so happy as an artistic mama ❤️

The pandemic sidelined our swim lesson plans but we have a 3 foot high 12 foot wide round pool. It’s the perfect height for DS2 to teach himself to swim! Both boys are great in the water.

[pandora89]

DS, 3 years, is fully night potty trained and wakes up by himself in the middle of the night, goes to the washroom himself and puts himself back into bed after all by himself. He’s been waking up consistently dry since he was 2.5 but only over the past few months did we feel ready to not have him in diapers over night anymore. He’s actually the one that asked that he stop wearing them. He has a crazy intense memory, if you ask him if he’s seen something that’s misplaced (DHs key or wallet) he almost always knows there they are. He also has vivid and accurate relocations of things he did or happened to him from when he was quite young. He has such a large vocabulary and even though I don’t speak my second language around him he’s become quite fluent in understanding it from being around my parents. He is just such a kind, sweet little boy and the best big brother. He’s incredibly caring with DD and is always looking out for, the first to point out to me or DH if he thinks she’s about to do something that could potentially hurt her and if he’s ever given anything (a treat or toy) he always asks for something for DD too and if there isn’t anything he gives her his. He starts full time preschool in 2 weeks and I’m going to miss spending my days with him so much.

DD is finally sleeping through the night after getting up 2-4 times till she was almost 1 year. She’s babbling a few words but definitely makes her needs/wants known lol. She also gives the best hugs.

[dcn]

My 5 year old is reading and is so proud of himself. He gives the best hugs and is always making us laugh.

My 8 year old tried golf this summer and liked it! He is hesitant to try new things so this was great.

They both have been doing so well at getting ready for bed themselves without 40 min of nagging from us, which makes evenings so much better.

[macmars45]

My DS(5) is making progress in his fears of dogs and stairs. And he's making strides in feeding therapy too.
For the first time in well over a year he didn't immediately ask/freak out about the fact that there might be a dog somewhere in the park we went to. He was just focused on getting to the toys to play on. That is HUGE! And he went up almost an entire flight of stairs at the place he goes to for feeding therapy. He tried a new food in a dip with no hesitation at his appt this week!

Also, he is amazingly creative with LEGOs!

[sillygoosegirl]

My 6-year-old is obsessed with ancient history. She is always talking about things we've read about that she thinks are especially cool. The other day she rolled herself up in a blanket and told me she was Cleopatra wrapped up in a rug to be delivered to Caesar. I've never had much interest in history myself (I wanted her to be interested in math and computer programming, like I am), but I keep getting more and more history books out from the library because it is just so fun to see her so excited.

[Poppy]

Aw, CloudBee that made me tear up. That is wonderful.


DD (3) is confidently striding into preschool after being home since March 2020. I was super worried about this transition but she's loving it.

DS (6) is so earnest and responsible and is also handling being back in school like a champ. He's working really hard and has a great attitude.

[krystee]

My 6YO is really coming out of his shell and loves everything...daycare, school, aftercare. I love that he is so happy. He is so perceptive too. He wants to be a writer and he was going to write a story called The Happy Dragon, but he told me he decided to rename it The Lost Dragon because that would be more interesting to readers.

My 3YO is hilarious. He is stubborn as a mule and deeply frustrating at times, but SO loving and funny. And so smart! He is doing addition (like 4 + 3 level, nothing crazy) without using his fingers or memorizing. He stops and really thinks about it and gets the right answer most times! It’s so cute.

[redheadbaker]

DS (turning 10 in November) just started drum lessons. He's also playing soccer, and is taking a Pokemon drawing class on Outschool -- he showed me one of his drawings and it's really good! He got his dad's drawing talent.

[moonpie]

My 2.5 year old suddenly learned how to put her pants and shoes on this week. She has shown no interest before, but just picked them up one day and did it! She learns everything under her own terms and I love that.

My 6.5 year old is a lego genius. She’s currently putting together the Winnie the Pooh set with zero help from adults, other than putting the stickers on.

[Velar Fricative]

DD1 (almost 8) is so artistically talented, she reminds me of me at that age when I just loved to sit quietly and draw as much as I could. Her camp counselors love her and always tell me and DH how kind and helpful she is. Her teachers say the same every year.

DD2 (4) is clever. Sometimes that gets her in trouble lol, but most of the time I’m just impressed by how she thinks. She’s showing signs of literacy, which is exciting. She’s our last baby so I love that she still loves to cuddle.

[magpie]

Both the kids (5 and 7) did an hilly 11 mile bike ride with us through a national park this summer. I'm still so proud of them!

[felicity]

DS has really come out of his shell with meeting new kids. When he was starting preschool, he was so scared to join in on the playground. He was more comfortable watching (which was fine, but I worried that it would be hard for him if that continued in the long run). Now at 6.5 he happily joins in with new kids, and other parents comment on how nice he is and how much fun their kids have playing with him. He's made some great new friends this summer.

He is so good at math. He has been playing real Monopoly with me all summer, counting his own money and dice, and only needing help with some subtraction if he's making change. He's also amazing at Legos and has been forever. He doesn't get frustrated and can build older kid sets independently.

He works so hard at learning to read. It's not as natural for him as math, but is usually happy to read a little to me every night before bed and has made great progress. He has a great attitude about it.

[konapoppy]

One of my daughters has just been SO thoughtful - asking how we are, how we are feeling, etc. it’s really surprising to me at 3.

My other daughter is incredibly creative. She is fantastic at coloring and drawing, and can re-tell and act out so many stories and songs. She puts on a great show!

[kershnic]

Both of my 7 year olds have turned into little bookworms, and I love it. Last weekend I left a note on our bedroom door saying they could use iPads until we woke up and not to wake us - but they didn't see it because they just started reading when they woke up and didn't stop until after we got up.

Yesterday I sent them four carrots to horse camp so they could each feed two horses a carrot. They came home and reported that they broke their carrots into pieces so that each kid in their group could have one, and then begged to take 7 carrots today so each kid could have one. I only had 6 carrots, so they decided to break one in half for them to share and each other kid could have one to themself.

[Becca]

My 12 year old (going into 7th grade) made our School District’s high school skating team. So proud of her and her hard work!
She also received an award voted on by her skating peers, that basically recognized her as an amazing all around person and friend, on and off the ice. 😍

She’s been struggling with an epilepsy diagnosis this year, and I am so proud of her for plugging through with a smile on her face.