https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:13:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599454 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:37:04 +0000 birdofafeather 2599454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: gah, there have been a couple times R has used bigger words in context and i'm like, wow! and then i hear the daniel tiger episode she got it from. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599450 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:34:49 +0000 lilteacherbee 2599450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old can correctly identify at least 15 dinosaur species (and pronounces most of them better than I can!). A few days ago, he told DH "My t-rex walks on two legs like a stygimoloch." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599432 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:14:07 +0000 FancyGem 2599432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The other day my 4 yo realized that we were on a bridge. He then told us about the Golden Gate Bridge. lol I have no idea where he learned about that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599429 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:08:52 +0000 JenGirl 2599429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently discovered that my 10 month old can climb a whole flight of stairs, but he hasn't tried going down (and we haven't given much opportunity). But last week we were at a friend's house that has a sunken living room and when he crawled up to the step down, he promptly turned around and backed down the step perfectly! I don't know if he learned that somewhere or just figured it out, but I was impressed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599428 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:07:06 +0000 PinkElephant 2599428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: hahaha when we lived overseas I felt like I had to translate for DH - my kids were running around babbling about prams and lifts and nappies; our housekeeper wanted to know how I wanted my courgettes chopped....I'm adaptable about language but DH was just like "huh?!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599424 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:04:15 +0000 Andrea 2599424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: LOL. My kids also go to an international school so they are picking up some interesting things there as well. Band-aids are plasters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599351 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:04:47 +0000 MK0180 2599351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DS knew every single letter of the alphabet. For a toddler who just turned 2, I'd say that was pretty awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599332 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:30:03 +0000 MrsBrewer 2599332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD knows where her hair, tongue, ears, feet, and belly button are and will point them out gladly! Though, I don't think she wants to acknowledge her nose, seriously I'm trying to teach her that one, and it's just not working! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599328 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:28:05 +0000 808love 2599328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Truth Bombs: Hahah!! LO and I loved Peppa Pig!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599241 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:48:42 +0000 Truth Bombs 2599241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Uuugghhh... my 3.5 year old keeps asking me if we can "go on holiday". No, we can't, because we are not British! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599230 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:38:51 +0000 Mamaof2 2599230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: that's my DS - random facts - last year his 1st grade teacher said she had to google many things he told her to see if he was right - and he was! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599204 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:11:52 +0000 MarieJ 2599204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO 1 is 3. She and I were talking one day and she used the word catastrophe correctly and it blew my mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599143 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 06:19:31 +0000 looch 2599143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son knows a lot of random facts about animals. The other day he told me that elephants put mud on themselves to act as sunscreen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599130 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 05:21:29 +0000 farawayyama 2599130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do a stroller fitness class. Last night after class, DD (22 months) walked up to the instructor, said "swat" and started doing little toddler squats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599125 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 03:43:00 +0000 Ms. RV 2599125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Three days ago I was slightly panicked because my nearly one year old wasn't using gestures yet. Then the next day OH gave her a tiny piece of liverwurst. She ate it then a minute later had her hand open and outstretched asking for more. I guess she hadn't found anything as delicious before that was worth asking for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599120 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 02:03:45 +0000 Bubbles 2599120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every time I am impressed by a new word DS says it ends up being something he learned on tv! 😳 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599116 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:27:38 +0000 OldpuebloJenn 2599116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4yo walked up to me and said "mommy a thing that's in your way is an obstacle". I was like what?!?! Amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599105 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:37:05 +0000 Andrea 2599105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha! That reminds me that I've been impressed a few times recently only to find that she learned it from watching Peppa Pig. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599061 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:14:05 +0000 Pancakes 2599061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last week at the beach she saw a map of where we were staying, and she said, "Mom, are we on a peninsula because we're surrounded by water on three sides?" Apparently she was reading about peninsulas in one of her books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599050 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:52:03 +0000 808love 2599050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was describing yogurt (she's allergic) and I said it was kind of sweet and kind of sour and she said, Oh you mean tart?</p> <p>She also read the word "independently" off of a leveled book and wanted to know what it meant. I guess she's reading independently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2599045 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:43:33 +0000 jhd 2599045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is two and has been alphabet obsessed since last fall. Lately he has been bringing me toys and telling me what letter they start with. G for goat, p for pig, etc from his little people farm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598957 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:15:39 +0000 mrsjazz 2598957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: hahaha! I hadn't heard of the other dwarf planets before she became interested in astronomy. There's also Haumea, Ceres, and Eris. But I don't remember the order! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598952 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:12:15 +0000 Truth Bombs 2598952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently the kids are learning about weather and my 3.5 year old came home explaining to me that we have to agree on a hiding place with no windows where we will go if there's a tornado. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598950 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:10:49 +0000 PinkElephant 2598950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Out of nowhere, my newly four year old DD started demonstrating that she knew how to write pretty much all the letters (as in, you say "H", she prints it). I was in shock, since she had always shut down when you asked her about letters/spelling, even her own name. </p> <p>My two year old recently grabbed My coysin's hands, hung from them, and flipped over backwards (repeatedly, on purpose). I'm not even sure where she saw this!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598942 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 19:06:04 +0000 mrbee 2598942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Wow, your daughter just schooled me! I'd never heard of Makemake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598893 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:05:52 +0000 mrsjazz 2598893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my daughter I loved her to Pluto and back. She said, "I love you more. I love you to Makemake and back."</p> <p>I actually had to Google to see that she was correct, Makemake is further than Pluto. My little astronomer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598889 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:59:31 +0000 BSB 2598889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS started clicking last week. </p> <p>I showed him clicking about a few weeks ago but I haven't done it since. It's weird that he just started doing it on their own. </p> <p>Both of them will 'communicate' by doing raspberries. It's cute. They also communicate by babbling but we really distinguish if they are doing it randomly or on purpose. At least with raspberries, if one does it, the other will do a raspberry back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/last-time-you-got-wowed-by-something-your-kids-had-learned#post-2598881 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 17:45:22 +0000 mrbee 2598881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4yo daughter was trying to explain something to me and she used the word "maximum." I was so shocked and so proud!! I started thinking that maybe all of our educational efforts were paying off, so I asked her where she learned that word. Turns out it was from Minecraft haha! </p>