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Cathy Tormey, Family Child Care Provider, Cathy Cares Child Care: It’s just really easy to ask them questions about things in the home, or to show them things and just use what’s around.
Cathy: How many eggs do you see? Child: One, two. Cathy: Two; we need two eggs for our bread.
Cathy Tormey: You don’t need a lot; you just need to use it. Like with the laundry; I’ve noticed that their fine motor skills are even better than two months ago, because they’ve been doing in on a regular basis.
Cathy: Is it all done? Okay, close the cover.
Cathy Tormey: I mean there’s a lot of opportunities to do little things that eventually matter and become a bigger thing.
Cathy: Thank you. Can we pile them that way now? Good job! Go get some more.
Cathy Tormey: So it’s just using what’s around and taking advantage of it, and they love it.
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