05-19-2008, 05:55 AM
Filed under: Toddlers, PreschoolersOne of my favorite things about children is that they are unabashedly quirky. They take on the world with a kind gusto and wide-eyed wonder, and they bring unbridled passion to their interests: be it collecting rocks, or eating bread only with the crusts removed.
Toddlers and preschoolers in particular seem to develop habits and behaviors that at any other time in their lives would be considered totally strange, but at the age of 2 or 3 are par for the course.
Wondertime's "The Oddball Chronicles" are full of the obsessions, collections, and passions that make young kids wildly original and unique. One child has an obsession with the kitchen rolling pin. Another a love for cotton balls taken to the extreme.
It's a reassuring to read about the weird fascinations and fixations of other people's kids--because they make me make me feel, as the parent of a little one, just a tad more normal.
My son is currently obsessed with the idea that foxes live upstairs in our hallway. He won't go up the stairs alone, unless he pretends he's a shark--because clearly, everyone knows sharks eat foxes, right?
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Toddlers and preschoolers in particular seem to develop habits and behaviors that at any other time in their lives would be considered totally strange, but at the age of 2 or 3 are par for the course.
Wondertime's "The Oddball Chronicles" are full of the obsessions, collections, and passions that make young kids wildly original and unique. One child has an obsession with the kitchen rolling pin. Another a love for cotton balls taken to the extreme.
It's a reassuring to read about the weird fascinations and fixations of other people's kids--because they make me make me feel, as the parent of a little one, just a tad more normal.
My son is currently obsessed with the idea that foxes live upstairs in our hallway. He won't go up the stairs alone, unless he pretends he's a shark--because clearly, everyone knows sharks eat foxes, right?
Do your kids have odd obsessions or quirks? Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted on Sun, 18 May 2008 15:30:00 EST at http://www.parentdish.com/2008/05/18/quriky-kids/
Comments: http://www.parentdish.com/2008/05/18/qur.../#comments