Is Your Child Ready to Answer the Phone?

It’s a question I asked myself a few weeks ago when my 4-year-old begged to pick up the phone while I was in the shower. Here’s the answer I came up with: If your child still holds the phone upside down and can’t figure out why grandma sounds so far away OR He or she tries to shove a freshly colored picture of Elmo into the receiver so grandma can see how well he or she stayed within the lines, then your child’s phone skills need some work and you might want to hold off on using him or her … Continue reading

Telephone Privileges

When my cell phone rang I looked at the caller ID as always and when I saw a number I didn’t recognize I was tempted to let voice mail pick it up. After all, it was after 8 PM so I figured it was a wrong number and not a business call. When the quiet voice on the other end asked for Tyler, I was taken aback. I asked who it was and found out it was Dorian, a fellow classmates. I had made Tyler remember my cell phone number in case of emergency instead of having him memorize my … Continue reading