JSTDT - Heavy Heavier Heaviest!!

It rained today when I went to Jaina's school to pick her up and we were just talking about the weather. I tried to explain to her the rain was getting heavier and more difficult to look out of the windscreen.

Jaina agreed and said,"Just now, the rain just a bit heavy. Now the rain is more heavy you know."

I thought about letting that error go as she is actually only 3 but I thought again, if I can reason and teach her the concept of intensifiers, why not?

So I said,"Just now, the rain was heavy but now the rain is heavier, not more heavy dear."

Jaina: "huh?"

Teacher-mummy: "You know, if something is more than heavy, we say it is heavier. So someone who is more than tall, we say tallER."

Jaina just stared at me, so I thought we can try seeing the pattern and fill in the blanks.

Teacher-mummy: "So more heavy is heavier. More than tall is taller. What is more than small?"

Jaina: "Tiny"

Teacher-mummy laughs: "True also but more than small is smallER! So what is more than sweet"

Jaina, very seriously quipped: "I cannot eat more sweet you know!!!!"

Mummy burst out laughing but Jaina looked a little crossed. Probably feeling very self-righteous about mummy offering her forbidden snacks. :P

JSTDT - The Importance of TV

I'm a terrible parent.

Most (if not all) parenting books will tell you not to let your child watch too much TV as too much is not good for them. Jaina doesn't REALLY watch a lot of TV but enough to be ranked as one of her favourite pastimes.

So we tried to teach her basic TV social skills, which is not to ask for her Disney Playhouse channel whenever any TV is turned on. We thought that she was doing quite well in this area until my father-in-law (FIL) related this incident to us.

Jaina walked into the bedroom and my FIL was watching his usual golf show. She climbed onto the bed and watched a little of the golf show with him. Then she turned to him and said in a teacher-like tone,"Ye ye. I know your TV show is important. But MY TV show is MORE important you know? You change to my show ok?"

My FIL couldn't stop laughing and OF COURSE, gave in to her.

And we wonder why Jaina LOVES going to stay over with my in-laws.... *sigh*