waiting turns...

[smittenbyu]

D waits for her turn!! She even gives the person in front space to move about. At the park if she happens to get too close to the person in front and sees they are trying to get on the slide, or the tunnel, she will say in Telugu, "Girl's turn. in the way, D move aside." It's wonderful! She picked it up so easily. The only problem is with kids who cut in front of her because there's room! She looks so puzzled but lets it be. I guess it's good practice for her future India trips. 

At the same time, once she determines the girl/boy in front is going to have her/his turn, they better not change their mind! If they do, she gets very upset and screams, "boy/girl turn!"

D shares. Anytime I tell her someone is coming home she runs to her toys and says happily,  "D share!" And she does. I hope it continues and is not just a temporary gig!

It's funny though I get so many comments, "oh how did she learn that? She doesn't go to daycare!" As if it's a skill only picked up if you do? 

Comments

[dakini-bones.livejournal.com]

Excellent skill to teach her!
Good job momma!

[fussycat.livejournal.com]

That's amazingly polite! My 4-year-old can't grasp the concept of waiting. He has to be first, he has to talk louder than everyone and needs everyone's attention on him.
Sharing he doesn't mind, he'll happily share even his favorite food with us.

[smittenbyu]

well, she does on the good days! :) When it's a toy/point-of-interest something she really likes, D's turn never ends! :S But I guess it's only expected.

I think as Emily said below she is very adamant about following rules. I think she is still too young to really understand the concept of sharing!

[echomyst.livejournal.com]

Téa's adamant about turns-taking... she doesn't go to daycare and probably won't be. But, I don't think she does it so much out of politeness as out of a need to enforce/follow rules. At this age, kids understand there's such a thing as rules, and it upsets them when they discover not everyone follows them all the time!

[smittenbyu]

yes, I think it's more the rule-following than anything else. But hey...I'd like to think she is a very polite and wonderful kid! :D

[echomyst.livejournal.com]

Oh! Today while shopping at Costco, we'd stopped near a food sample stand and a little girl 6 or 7 yrs old asked us: "Are you waiting in line?" I thought that was really considerate of her, as we weren't that close to the stand, and not even paying attention to that direction. No adult prompted her to say that.

I'm very positive D is, and will continue to be, polite and wonderful :D