elbows

Since Jonathan's throwing arm has been improving, we've been working on some common sense rules about what can be thrown indoors and what cannot. The rule is basically that squishy things can be thrown; hard things cannot.

One of the other things, apparently, that has been capturing Jonathan's interest is the idea that we have bones. In our Richard Scary book Lowly worm breaks a bone in his foot (OK, so there are some biological/anatomical problems with that, but whatever). So we've told him that we all have bones inside of us to help us stand up, etc. The bones are underneath the hard parts of us- elbows, knees, legs, etc. And the squishy parts of us- tummies, noses, ears, cheeks- don't have bones right underneath.

So this morning I woke up to the sound of Jonathan chatting to his stuffed animals in the crib. His discussion with bear went something like this "Don't throw your elbow. No. Elbows are not squishy. They might hurt somebody. Elbows have bones. Teeth are bones. Don't throw your teeth".