Climbing up the slide

Marian has been trying to climb up the slide for a very long time and she has finally conquered it two days ago. I am not often very proud of Marian but on achieving this, I was pretty proud. I could see how much skill was involved. The way she moved her feet and hands at the right time. The way she judged the lack of friction on her feet, adjusted her position and waited for the right moment to move her hands up. This is not something I taught. Children pick up these things so easily.

There was an older boy who (just about did it) had not seen Marian do it and was announcing that she is too young to do it. I had to say that she can.