A Child's Effort

This box of puzzles was meant as Christmas gift for Matt. It was about 2 weeks ago that we took it out and I sorted out the puzzles for him to work on. There were 4 puzzles with 4, 6, 8 & 12 pieces. Today, he took out the box and went on to work out the 4 puzzles on his own.



I'm immensely proud of him, not because he was good enough to do the puzzles but because it took effort and focus to stay on task. More so that he didn't give up when he could. That is quite a feat for a 25 month toddler.

His Achievement

His brother, Jon also didn't lag behind.

Jon has been attending Berries for 5 lessons now. The first 2 lessons had him crying at the door and then suddenly he enjoyed his Berries lesson. At 3rd lesson, he came back with this sticker on his chest.

上课积积参与活动！For Jonathan, it must have taken him tremendous courage to join in the class activities as he is not those bubbly outgoing kid. By 5th lesson, he was the one who would remind us that Saturday is for Berries.

When he came back this weekend with his literacy workbook from MindChamps, I was surprised to see picture of apples. I had been trying to get him to draw or colour decently. But usually, he would continue his own abstract style and finish it soonest so he could play. He even attempted to write his name.

Jon might be far behind from his peers but looking at the improvements he made, the conscientious effort he made deserved praises.