Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Big words
I've been trying to teach Matthew about "personal space". He has very little of it, and expects that others do also. He doesn't think that people should be uncomfortable with him shoving things at their face or bonking them on the head with stuff. So, I keep reminding him what personal space means and how large the average space need is (like I really know the answer).
Recently I was reminding him of this while on the way to a group event. I asked him if he understood what the term meant and asked him to explain it in his own words. He said it meant to stay out of someone's "territorial bubble". Huh? I asked him what that means, and he could define it quite well. Then I asked him where he learned the phrase. Turns out Jimmy Neutron is actually educational. Wow.
Recently I was reminding him of this while on the way to a group event. I asked him if he understood what the term meant and asked him to explain it in his own words. He said it meant to stay out of someone's "territorial bubble". Huh? I asked him what that means, and he could define it quite well. Then I asked him where he learned the phrase. Turns out Jimmy Neutron is actually educational. Wow.
// posted by Annette @ 9:18 p.m. 