ALL TIED UP

I avoided teaching Talea to tie her shoes by never buying lace-up shoes. I just dreaded the frustration I knew she'd have since I had tried to teach her the "bunny ears" method a year or so ago, which failed miserably.

Then I saw in Hyrum's child development textbook that kids normally know how to tie their shoes when they're six. Well, Tilly turned six last month, so I figured it was time.

I pulled out a pair of her lace-up shoes that I'd been keeping out of easy access for a while and decided to finally bite the bullet and "just do it," but this time I was going to teach her to tie the way I tie.

With this method, I only had to show her once, help her twice, and then she was a pro, and went about tying her shoes and any others she could find.

So glad it turned out to be a painless experience! I probably won't have to teach the others, since Tilly is already trying to teach Hyatt. Just as well, since my cousin, Tome, taught me to tie mine.