But what if not?   If they do not seek attention, shy away from other kids, do anything to escape?

This version of John (in the photo) is only recent.  It has taken years of work to get that expression of joy you see.   Years of work that you might be thinking isn’t so much worth it anymore for your child.

“The sun did not shine.  It was too wet to play.  So we sat in the house.   All that cold, cold, wet day.”

“Look at me! Look at me! Look at me now! It is fun to have fun but you have to know how.”

Nope—do not listen to that fish in the pot.   Do not “just sit, sit, sit, sit” !

Movement will always help our children.   Balancing, jumping, crossing mid-line, climbing, and all purposeful movement will build gross motor skills into fine motor skills.   It is a blessing of natural consequences that children learn physically, socially by purposeful movement.

And as our kids master physical movements (as when my son could finally launch a 2-footed jump), they will know they have done something worth “Look at me!”

These moments of small joy are worth the consistency and effort you make each day, every day.

Learning is for today.

On my good days, I live “in the moment” with my child.

You?