Can anybody explain why when I give Klara a cored, skinned apple that I cut up into convenient little pieces, she pushes it away and tries to grab the huge apple that I’m eating and that she can barely hold on to? And when I relinquish it and bite into a second apple, she grabs the second one, too?
Apple Mystery
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She likes the apple skin? She wants whatever you have? What happens if you pretend to eat the cored apple?
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Ha! Same here!
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You’re her role model. She wants to be like you and to do what you do. Perfectly normal with kids of that age. To paraphrase a standard joke, kids worship their parents until age 8, and start to respect them again at 25.
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Oh wow, I thought the imitation stage came earlier. This is very cute.
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Because she is 1? It’s a great way to get kids to try new foods: just put it only on your plate and pretend it is only for mommy/daddy and then “give in” and let them have some 😉
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A professor I know has a 5 year old who currently refers to him as her “senior colleague.”
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SO CUTE.
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If the apple is red, she may just think it is pretty.
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Actually, yes, it’s bright red. And it definitely looks more attractive unpeeled.
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