"I'm naughty," my son says to me, though he has done nothing wrong. I try to dissuade him of this, idea. Despite being three years old and constantly driving me nuts - he isn't naughty in any real way. I don't want him to think otherwise. But his comment gets me thinking about "normal." I realize "normal" is a moving target for a 3 year old. But is it truly normal for a child to associate with the naughty characters from every show we watch? Pitch from the Guardians, The G reen Witch from Oz, the Jester from Legends of Oz. Mega Mort and Power Pants Pete from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Heck, for a while he was fascinated with Jacob Marley from the Mickey Mouse version of A Christmas Carol, until he realized it scared the bejesus out of him and gave him nightmares. If we watch a movie or show with a bad guy in it, you can assume Liam will take to role playing the naughty character. We watched The Incredibles the oth...
We tried for one, and we ended up with a bushel of fun.