Slowly, Slowly... Like A Snail!

At Cherrytots today, Sophie found a snail in the garden and she was simply ecstatic. She recognised it immediately because she had just seen two snails in our condo facilities over the weekends. She kept going back to the same spot since then to look for the two elusive creatures but they were long gone. So imagine her excitement when she saw a snail again at school.

I am very happy that her teacher decided to expand their experience by bringing the snail back to the classroom. She put it in a container and took out a book on slugs and snails to show the children. Almost immediately, Sophie learnt the anatomy of the snail and the food it eats. I realised then that Sophie really loves learning about animals and all sorts of creatures. She remembers their names and facts about them much faster and easier than anything else. I feel like buying an animal encyclopaedia for her now.

Perhaps Papa was right to say that I am limiting her potential to learn because I keep her at home too much. I ought to take her out more so that she can experience and learn about the world around us. Having said that, I am not sure how we can do that without stressing ourselves out. Sophie is a very sensitive child so a slight change in her routine would potentially cause her to go haywire. We need to plan carefully so that she will not be over stimulated as well.

With so many pending skills to train her, I think we need to pace ourselves a little. We will start with short trips over the weekends. Perhaps the park, the zoo or the science centre for a start. When she is more stable and manageable, we will try other things.