Q knew way more about babies (and kids) than I did when we first became parents. And though I feel like the knowledge/experience gap has narrowed considerably in the last 5+ years, he still has an advantage over me when it comes to thinking like a kid and getting a kid to do something she doesn’t want to. I was reminded of this the other night, when Zoe refused to take a bath, something she doesn’t normally do. I tried a few things to get her to budge, but when she didn’t – and my patience clearly started to wane – Q swooped in with a plan of his own. “I have an idea – let’s do a science experiment in the bath!” he suggested, and Zoe responded with an enthusiastic “Yeh!”

I watched in amazement as Zoe peeled off her clothes and happily stepped into the bath, and as I later told Q, I could only think of one thing. He’s like the Child Whisperer!

-M

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