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Nobody is born knowing what to do with a small child. The child already knows what to do with a paper cup, a roll of tape, a bowl of ice.

When it goes like this

When it doesn't go the way they thoughtI thought it was sugar, but it's salty! When what they have won't do the jobIf we were as small as ants we could get in. When their hands aren't ready yetWhy won't it work? When they won't do the activity you set upWhich of these would you like to use? When two children want the same toyIt's too tight. When the tower keeps falling downWhy do you keep doing that! When they only watch the other childrenI'll wait at the other end. When they won't shareI saw it first! When they won't touch itYou don't like how scratchy it feels. When they can't be gentleThat hurts it. It can feel it, the same as we can. When there isn't enough roomIt's too tight in here. "I want to do it myself"I want to do it. When they give up partwayIt gets on your hands and it won't come off. When they won't let anyone inNo! Get out! When they cry because it won't workWhy won't mine hit it?

One thing at a time

Baby dollsPushed it away, then patted it BalloonsWhere's it gone? BottlesSome crumple and some don't BoxesSomebody came in the other end Building bricksTwo stuck together BusesWhere's it going, then? Cardboard bricksToo big, so it won't shut CaterpillarsHello, then ClayNobody wanted to touch it Colored paperIt wouldn't come up Colored paper cupsThe gap between two cups Corn blocksOh — they fell off CucumbersOw. It's prickly. DinosaursWhy is it only bones? Finger puppetsBend it and the duck moves FishingTadpole! FlashlightsTurn the light off FlourWhatever goes in stays there Hand puppetsThe mouth wouldn't open Heart stickersThe edge is where it starts IceIt wasn't round any more LeavesThe leaves were still soft Magnetic blocksThis one doesn't stick Magnifying glassesLike this and you can't see MirrorsThe one in there does it too Play kitchenWhy won't it come down? Play scarvesOne of them put it straight back down Play tentsThe basket goes up, the pompoms stay in PuzzlesRubbing it in SeaweedNobody got the bag open SocksSomebody else's feet Soft animalsThat wasn't the dog's house Spinning topsIt's a straw, though. Why's it here? Stick puppetsMommy. Mommy. TapeWhere the end is Toy carsThis one doesn't Toy microphonesBori would like the microphone Toy trainsWhy, though? UmbrellasAn autumn umbrella Waffle blocksThey were different sizes Water gunsIn the water, pull, then push Wooden blocksOnly the wooden ones went through