If I were to summarize the character of my children and their
learning methods I could do so with two simple sayings. Jonathan is the quantum
leaper; Jasmin is the one after the other consistent. He the daydreamer, she
connected to earth.
Jonathan can be stuck for months: repeating questions,
discussing a subject respectively over and over again for days. If he does not immediately succeed he wails
and gives up. He is not thorough. Often he imitates, but with no exactness. He
is detached from reality and lets a fantasy computer and cartoon world rule his
imagination. It takes time for him to register how the world around him works,
and he is often disappointed in what he finds. He has little patience or
duration, bordering on the spineless, expecting mommy to solve the problem and somewhat
typical for the eldest son. But once in a while he gets it! Suddenly its all
comes together and he makes the quantum leap! And whatever it was he could not
do before, he does naturally and flowingly.
Jasmin is the one who takes everything in. one step at a
time. She is consistent and methodic – going about her way is small steps and
phases to reach her goal. On the other hand she is earthly, connected to the
world with sheer instinct. She needs to see something only once to understand
it, and if she were not just a baby of 1 year and two months of age, I am sure
she could also master any skill in a very short time. At this stage she imitates
everything she sees immediately. She just gets it immediately! She learns
quickly and imitates immediately. Her efforts seam not perfect only because she
is but a baby!
How alike they may sometimes look, both strongly resemble their
father, somehow, both have my “look” to them too. They are siblings. And yet,
they are separate entities, two different people, who react to their surroundings
in so different a way.
Jasmin, Jonathan and daddy
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