ted when she quickly got the grasp of going on the toilet seat after a week-long training in the daycare. At times though when I play with her with our scarce game equipment and I use my creativity cells to the utmost in order to come up with fresh playing ideas and scenarios, I start fantasizing about large size toy kitchens with all the utensils, toy bikes, toddler-size dolls with beds and wardrobes... I start thinking how easier all these accessories would make my life and eliminate the need for my participation in most of my daughter`s games or at least the need to set them up. But we had all of those in the past and not necessarily she would get absorbed into playing with them on her own. She would always need a playmate and that role usually was granted onto me.
I think at her current stage of development she needs to grow some friendships. As for the toys, they will never substitute human-to-human interaction (this is a remark applying to adults too ):).
II. Another major factor to consider while traveling with a toddler is to plan ahead and develop the trip agenda in advance, taking into account the vicinity of children-friendly events and activities. E.G.: When I was planning a trip to Athens, Greece, I came with her completely unprepared, without performing any research about the above-mentioned. It turned out that Athens is not the most children-accommodating city - there are not so many playgrounds in the city, not so many parks, with the exception of National Gardens next to Syntagma Square. Also I did not consider the sweltering heat that envelops Athens in July. But anyway, one learns from one`s mistakes, does not one? ):
"My trinkets" is my bilingual (at times trilingual) attempt to pin down my daily observations, tribulations and photo sessions. Мої дрібнички - то моя двомовна (а деколи і трьохмовна) спроба занотувати мої спостереження, печальні та радісні події, а теж різноманітні фото звідусіль...
Friday, December 18, 2015
Traveling with a toddler - advice to myself and others - notes from the minimalist`s perspective
I. I learned throughout my frequent trips that it is desirable NOT to pack too many toys. At first I would take her lots and lots - her multiple dolls, stuffed animals, toy cars, toy food, paints, play - dough etc. Now I just take 3 colored markers, some pencils, one or two containers of play dough plus 2 of her favorite stuffed animals (favorite at the moment!). Why 2 of the latter? One acts as a back-up toy in case we lose the Number One. I am not a big fan of buying new toys for her in every new town/country we visit, though sometimes my sentimental side attempts to kick in and force me into buying some cute memento for her, e.g. a sweet camel from Dubai or a dolphin from sunny Florida. I prefer her to have one favorite toy friend towards whom she has enough time to develop a genuine affection.
The only item I regret in the past that we could not take with us was her potty but my worst fears about repetitive disasters soon evapora
ted when she quickly got the grasp of going on the toilet seat after a week-long training in the daycare. At times though when I play with her with our scarce game equipment and I use my creativity cells to the utmost in order to come up with fresh playing ideas and scenarios, I start fantasizing about large size toy kitchens with all the utensils, toy bikes, toddler-size dolls with beds and wardrobes... I start thinking how easier all these accessories would make my life and eliminate the need for my participation in most of my daughter`s games or at least the need to set them up. But we had all of those in the past and not necessarily she would get absorbed into playing with them on her own. She would always need a playmate and that role usually was granted onto me.
I think at her current stage of development she needs to grow some friendships. As for the toys, they will never substitute human-to-human interaction (this is a remark applying to adults too ):).
II. Another major factor to consider while traveling with a toddler is to plan ahead and develop the trip agenda in advance, taking into account the vicinity of children-friendly events and activities. E.G.: When I was planning a trip to Athens, Greece, I came with her completely unprepared, without performing any research about the above-mentioned. It turned out that Athens is not the most children-accommodating city - there are not so many playgrounds in the city, not so many parks, with the exception of National Gardens next to Syntagma Square. Also I did not consider the sweltering heat that envelops Athens in July. But anyway, one learns from one`s mistakes, does not one? ):
ted when she quickly got the grasp of going on the toilet seat after a week-long training in the daycare. At times though when I play with her with our scarce game equipment and I use my creativity cells to the utmost in order to come up with fresh playing ideas and scenarios, I start fantasizing about large size toy kitchens with all the utensils, toy bikes, toddler-size dolls with beds and wardrobes... I start thinking how easier all these accessories would make my life and eliminate the need for my participation in most of my daughter`s games or at least the need to set them up. But we had all of those in the past and not necessarily she would get absorbed into playing with them on her own. She would always need a playmate and that role usually was granted onto me.
I think at her current stage of development she needs to grow some friendships. As for the toys, they will never substitute human-to-human interaction (this is a remark applying to adults too ):).
II. Another major factor to consider while traveling with a toddler is to plan ahead and develop the trip agenda in advance, taking into account the vicinity of children-friendly events and activities. E.G.: When I was planning a trip to Athens, Greece, I came with her completely unprepared, without performing any research about the above-mentioned. It turned out that Athens is not the most children-accommodating city - there are not so many playgrounds in the city, not so many parks, with the exception of National Gardens next to Syntagma Square. Also I did not consider the sweltering heat that envelops Athens in July. But anyway, one learns from one`s mistakes, does not one? ):
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