Your 3-Year-Old​: And ... Cut!

先敘前言...
話說最近的我對小馨愈來愈嚴厲，常常吼她，讓她眼淚盡出，我也在檢討，畢竟她只是三歲的小孩！不過，小馨跟著我比較「認命」，不會討抱、進便利商店也會聽我的話不隨便買東西....但是跟著把拔就不一樣了，把拔真的比較寵，讓她予取予求，甚至一聽到她的哭聲就急著安撫，真的有點傷腦筋！

And ... Cut!

It can be tricky to know when to introduce your child to big-kid activities like using scissors. But by the time she turns 3, your child will have the manual dexterity to try cutting. Let her practice with rounded kiddie scissors while working on art projects. Also this week: How to get sleep habits back on track when they've been disrupted by vacation or illness.
小馨很可愛，幾個月前就跟我說，小朋友不能拿剪刀，要變成大人才可以拿...在家裡我們當然不會讓她碰剪刀，但是她好像一直都很有興趣，在學校，好像老師已經教他們「剪紙」遊戲，她說在學校有拿「小朋友的剪刀」，嘻嘻，小孩子真好玩！

Your 3-year-old now
Some parents feel skittish about putting a pair of scissors into a 3-year-old's hands, but most threes are ready to try. Learning to cut promotes fine motor development by exercising the muscles in the hands and honing hand-eye coordination.

Most 3-year-olds can cut across a piece of paper. At around 3 1/2, they can cut straight lines, staying within a half inch of a guideline, and may even be able to cut out a circle. To practice:


•Have your child sit at a table when cutting.
•Teach her how to hold the scissors correctly.
•Make sure you get a good pair. Blunt, child-size scissors are the safest starters, but some safety scissors or plastic ones barely get through the paper or they stick closed.
•Draw thick, straight lines on a piece of paper for your child to follow. Use thicker materials to cut through at first (thin cardboard or manila folders), then move on to construction paper and finally regular paper. She'll be snipping snowflakes in no time.
•If your child has trouble managing scissors or you don't have safe ones, let her try picking up objects around the house with a pair of tongs. The motion is the same as with scissors — open, close, open, close.

Your life now
Family vacations can be grueling if your child's sleep habits get disrupted. Remember that it took only a few days to get off track (staying up later, coming into Mom and Dad's bed in the middle of the night). Likewise, your child can get back on track in the same short space of time if you're clear about your expectations and persistent about enforcing them.