Nadia’s imagination


Child development says that children between the ages of 2 and three start developing an imagination. Nadia is 2 years, 1 month and 1 week. Today I saw her imagination.
We had grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch today. She often will eat the soft bread of a sandwich before (if) eating the crusts. Today as she worked on one of the crusts of a quarter of her sandwich, she said to me. “This is a kitten.” Then she held it to her chest protected by her bib and proceeded to pet it. Then she told me, “The kitten is soft. I yuv [love] it.” This happened for a few minutes until the crusts separated from each other. I felt awkward because I wanted her to finish eating her sandwich but didn’t want to encourage her to eat a kitten or to stop her imagination. When the crusts broke apart, she told me, “The kitten broke.” Then carried on eating her sandwich with no more comments about a kitten.
Then later on in the day, she went to the potty. She sat for a while then stood up, and proclaimed, “I made mud!” (poop in her words). Then as she looked at it, she told me, “It’s an elephant!” “It’s a snake. Sssssss.”
Welcome to the world of imagination!