Project Wombat

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Tour de Backyard

You gotta admit, first bike ride is a Big First.  And look  - no training wheels! :)

Bike Ride from Olya on Vimeo.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Science Friday

Over on The Frontal Cortex, Jonah Lehrer has a typically great post about recent research on infant development.  It turns out babies understand more than originally thought.  Of course, any parent could have told you that, especially after watching a child effortlessly repeat something you just did yourself with great effort.  I swear Wombat can probably crack into a safe at this point.  (He is able to screw and unscrew caps on things, and he has a basic understanding of numbers.  I believe those two skills are all that's needed to open any safe.)

Here is my favorite quote, on attention in little ones:
If attention works like a narrow spotlight in adults - a focused beam illuminating particular parts of reality - then in young kids it works more like a lantern, casting a diffuse radiance on their surroundings.

"We sometimes say that adults are better at paying attention than children," writes Gopnik. "But really we mean just the opposite. Adults are better at not paying attention. They're better at screening out everything else and restricting their consciousness to a single focus."

Thursday, September 3, 2009

My healthcare rant (done as a guest, so I'm on my best behavior!)

I'm guest posting at Vicki's awesome website today, while she is vacationing in the "historical Motherland", as Russians refer to their country of original origin. Vicki let me write something for her blog, so you know she is a kind, generous and giving person - and also fearless. :)  See my post here, and do subscribe to Vicki's feed.  Once she returns, her writing will be something you look forward to seeing each day.  For now, you are stuck with me.  Let's hope she gets back soon. :)

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