We have been learning numbers for a while now, for the last few months Noah has been getting to grips with numeracy. Noah immediately grasped the concept of counting and recognised spoken numbers as a countdown (or indeed up) to something, the start of a race for example. Its just that he wouldn't necessarily say the right numbers in the right sequence. We would often be in the garden racing each other from end to end and he would stand there and "count" us in. 'Two, four, ten GO!' he would shout before tearing off down the garden, cackling in delight. He also quickly made the connection that numbers often referenced more than one of something. When a single piece of mango was placed on his plate he would immediately look up and politely ask 'Two, four, ten now?' Noah can now count from 1 to 10 and I am immensely proud, though I should probably acknowledge the fact that it is more of a recital of sounds rather than an understanding what th...
Mostly, this is the ongoing story of life with my son Noah and my daughter Ellie and what its like to be a dad. There are tears, there are smiles, there are tales of daring do. There are a lot of nappy changes.