"Playing" drums

This little girl is using things she found to "play" drums. She has a very good idea of how drums are really played.  Mom does a good job of watching and talking to her without telling her what else she might do or how to be a better drummer.

1 way to entertain a 1 month old

This dad has found a way to entertain his baby.  She might not be able to play for very long, but she seems to really like looking at daddy, hearing the music he makes and feeling what he is doing with her feet.

"want my helmet off"

This little guy isn't so wild about his bike helmet. Dad does a good job of simply telling him why he has to wear the helmet.  No arguing, no negotiating, just "so you stay safe".

Baseball- learning skills, words and ideas

 While this little guy seems to have been learning about how to hit a baseball, he is also learning words for ideas like "home run" and actions like "home run".  Mom is playing in a way that lets both she and the little guy have fun instead of pressuring him to do hit it exactly "right".

Water play-fun and safe

Wild play in the water, kids love it.  This mom shows a good way to make it exciting but keep it safe and at the level of the kid.  She tosses her daughter a little bit high, but never out of her reach.  Both Mom and the the girl are confident that Mom will always be there to catch her which makes it more fun.

Playing blocks- full family involvement

This  family is teaching the little guy to knock down a tower of  blocks.  The whole family is involved in some way.  He figures it out fast, so maybe they will move on to teaching him to build.  It looks like he'd like to try that too.
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Learning to count takes time

This little guy is learning to count in 2 languages.  One concept, 2 ways to say it.  Dad seems happy to spend the extra time to help him learn both ways. What a great plus for the kid to be able to know both.

Brother teaches little sister

These kids are playing hopscotch. He is teaching her the basics.  Little kids can learn a lot if the older kids don't expect the little ones to be perfect on the first try or more.  Older kids learn how to teach from the way that you teach them.  This brother has had a good teacher in Mom and Dad!
 

Copy Cats

This video is from PBS and Parenting Counts.  What are your kids picking up from you?  Mostly great things, I think.