One of the double edged swords of being a baby is not knowing the difference between reality and fantasy. This can work in your favor though. I have discovered that if I want Nik to put his toys away or take a bath, I have one of his puppets tell him instead of me. Hey it works.
Puppets are a great tool for little ones. I found this out when I took Nik to see a puppet show when he was only five months old. I didn’t think he would be able to follow along but he was laughing in the appropriate places and absolutely fascinated by the characters.
After the puppet show I picked up a few puppets for Nik and used them to hold his attention at story time. Of course my son doesn’t listen to me but if a shark, crocodile or a pig tells him a story, he’s all ears. It’s funny though;

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