Wheres the baby??

Miss Tiffany has a baby in her tummy was announced to my class of two year olds recently. The response was obviously one of awe, fear, confusion, and a you must be crazy. How could Miss Tiffany possibly have a baby in her tummy, you can't see it, and how would it get inside of there. "I wana see it!" came the reply of a small blonde two year old. So I lifted up my shirt to show my tummy and they poked at. Nothing. Nothing happened. Theres nothing there, again, "I wana see it!" Ok, well the baby is inside of my tummy, you can't see it. "I'll let you see it when it comes out" I replied. "Well, I wana see it" the little girl again shouted. Ugh, just go play. "I have a baby in my tummy" replied the little girl. "See it!" Out of her shirt fell a small baby doll. Laughing, I responded, "Yes, yes you do." "Well, wheres your baby? I wana see it!" the little girl again insisted.
       Its amazing how incredibly smart and yet incredibly annoying a child can be. It takes a great amount of patience and sometimes a nice bite of the tongue to refrain from speaking harsh damaging words to the innocence and curiosity of a child. Sometimes we can't answer their questions and sometimes an answer to a question just provokes more questions. I am constantly learning to shift my perspective to that of a child. To be inquisitive, honest, and in awe of the surrounding world is not always an easy task. Were always in such a hurry we miss the fascinating aspects of this world like a baby growing inside of a mothers tummy. Its interesting how its often the things that we cant see that we doubt the most. How do we teach children to learn about things unknown to them if we are so closed off to learning about the unknown?

Boogers

It was a day like any other day, full of boogers and poopie diapers, but this day was going to be different. This day, we were going to use tissues and potty train. No more pointing fingers at the teacher with slimy green boogers and not a stench in the air of "I made a stinky." Unfortunately, when you're two you don't have these same goals in mind. When you're two everyone is at you're disposal. You own the world and it should be catering to you. However, the world is a big cruel place that will cause you to trip over your own feet, take your toys away, push you off your bike, and make you do things that you just don't want to do. When you're two it is acceptable to throw yourself onto the floor in a big sobbing heap and kick the floor until it listens to you. It is acceptable to scream at the top of your lungs in high pitched squeals just because "I don't want to." Yes, life is indeed rough when you're two. "Teacher, here!" "Gross I don't want your booger, please get a tissue!" "Teacher, here!" "Gross I don't want your tissue, throw it away." "Nooooo, youuu do it noooo, I can't do it!" "Okay, let me know you're done kicking the floor and screaming your head off."