Last year I started taking Brady to the library for story time to get her used to socializing with other kids. \u00a0When we started going, she was around fifteen months and in the baby (0-2) category. \u00a0We were going a couple of times a month until she hit the throwing books phase. \u00a0She’d stand in front of shelf and just start chucking books over her shoulder until she found one she wanted. \u00a0Between the book tossing and running around the library like a mad woman, and the fast approaching flu season, after Halloween I decided it was best to hold off on story time for a while. \u00a0<\/p>\n
When we got inside, Brady immediately starting repeating books and I started wondering if I got the age group confused as most of the kids looked to be at least 3 and several had to be 4. \u00a0I checked the calendar that was on display and sure enough, I was in the right place and this was story time for 2 and 3 year olds \u00a0<\/p>\n
The librarian started with a song and then would alternate between reading (longish) books and singing other songs. \u00a0In total, she read four books and we sang countless songs. \u00a0She had a hard time staying seated for the songs and stories and I had to battle with her the entire time and try to give her her own little story time to keep her seated. \u00a0After trying for so long, I finally let her go exploring the rest of the children’s section since it was sectioned off and she couldn’t escape. \u00a0Just when I thought the session was over, craft time began. \u00a0I was able to call her over to color for a few minutes before she wanted to start running and exploring. \u00a0I’d guess our time at the library was twice as long as it used to be and the kids were way more mature than Brady. \u00a0<\/p>\n
I recognized one other little girl from our baby story time and her mom and I got to talking afterwards. \u00a0She commented on how different it was than baby story time and I, of course, agreed. \u00a0She told me that her daughter had a hard time focusing for the entire period, so she often would show up half way through to make things easier on her. \u00a0I think I might take her suggestion and ease Brady back into the library with half sessions a couple of times a month. \u00a0She desperately needs the socialization and to start learning how to follow directions. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last year I started taking Brady to the library for story time to get her used to socializing with other kids. \u00a0When we started going, she was around fifteen months and in the baby (0-2) category. \u00a0We were going a … Continue reading