Nonsense noises
And makeshift words
They use to talk to us
A patchwork language
That only they can know
Adorable and frustrating
With tantrums on the rise
Adding screams into the mix
You push for words
And clear descriptions
So you no longer have to guess
But you missed a flaw
The downside of your plan
For now your child can talk
Let the sassing back begin
(In honor of all the infants and toddlers around the vendor room. Highly entertaining.)
Legends of Windemere 
And sass they will…..
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HeHe! This was wonderful. I can see them growing right in your poem 🙂
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The interesting thing is that my son is speech delayed, so getting him to talk was pushed. The family members that pushed for it are now complaining that he talks back or only says ‘no’.
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LOL…isn’t that typical! Not happy when not talking…not happy when talking! 🙂 I took forever to speak, but then when I did it was in complete sentences!
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I kept thinking my son would be like that, but when over half the family is screaming at you to get him tested, you tend to give in.
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It’s different now a days…with all the testing stuff. Back in the day they didn’t have those tests. It’s hard when the family is pressuring you 😦 I was tested for a brain tumor because all I wanted to do was babble at the ceiling and not engage with anyone holding me!! 🙂 They don’t say anything to me anymore when I do it!!!
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They tested my son for autism a few times. I still wonder what would have happened if we let him run his natural course. I’m happy he talks and kindergarten is a lot tougher these days, so it’s probably for the best.
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It is so hard to know what to do when it comes to testing. Kindergarten is like a Nazi Camp these days. They actually send them home with like an hour of homework…it’s crazy. I liked the way Kindergarten was when I went through school 🙂
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It’s all to make sure the country can compete with China and it’s being done at the cost of our children’s childhood. At least that’s what a few teachers I’ve talked to have said. There’s no room for creative thinking any more too, so I’d have bombed out of school.
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I would have bombed out too! It’s crazy!!
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What the F? Is this really the future of education?
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Could be. I have seem a major focus on test grades, math, and only the basics of reading. The people running the show don’t see creativity as an important skill. The arts are going to take a nosedive in public schooling, which I think is happening already. I met several students who were interested in music, art, writing, etc. They demonstrated talent in these fields, but their skills weren’t being nurtured due to the focus on test grades.
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That is serious bollocks. When did kindy start being all that? What age do US youngsters start kindy? Here they start at 4.
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5, but many go into Pre-K at 4. My son started Pre-K at 3 due to his speech delay.
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