Here's a little guy sitting on the can with his reading material... Time magazine! Granted, he is only 4-years-old and can't even read, but it's clear that he is following in the footsteps of the owner of that magazine... following them right into the bathroom and probably not to emerge for a good long while!
Just like everything else about our children's development, some of this bathroom behavior seems to be hard-wired into their very nature, while other aspects of it are picked up from exposure to different elements in their environment. The fact that this little one takes his time while his brother is in and out of the bathroom like Flash Gordan highlights those innate differences, while choice of reading material comes directly from the world around him!
It's a great opportunity if you think about it... just as this little boy's father may find the occasional J. Crew catalog with the pages dog-eared for gift ideas, a National Geographic Kids magazine strategically planted in the bathroom is wonderful practice for budding little readers! So the next time you grab some reading material for the bathroom don't take it too lightly... you may just be shaping the future of your little one more than you realize!
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