K is 19 mos old and it's always bitter sweet to watch them grow. One thing that I think I am doing differently with him than I did with the others is really including him in our daily chores. He can follow simple commands now and one day I realized he understood what the trash was.....I was waiting for a fresh cloth diaper order to arrive and was using disposables for the mean time. (ugh! gross!!!) After I changed his diaper, before I could get to it, he picked up the used diaper & proceeded to take it to the trash with out me ever saying anything.
We were all so surprised. From that moment on I knew I did not want to miss that training opportunity. Whenever we are cleaning, I make sure he is included. I have the other children be sure to give him *trash* to throw away. We've even upped the ante by teaching him the difference between the *trash* & the *recycle bin*. (most of our paper trash can actually go into the recycle bin) Of course every completed task is followed by comments of what a great helper & smart boy he is.
