Over Stimulation

I am finding that there such a thing as over stimulating the young human brain. Since the twins were infants we enrolled them in every activity imaginable. At six months they began swimming in Water Babies. At the ripe old age of 9 months they took part in a music class. At a year they tried their feet at music and movement class. Next they were introduced to Gymnastics, Ballet, Advanced Swim Lessons just to name a few. This year at the age of four they have continued to attend swimming and gymnastics.....they have also ventured out to try Tap Dance, Ice Skating and Chinese Lessons. All of these experiences are in addition to the rigorous learning activities that I have introduced them to.

So why are we surprised to find our son in the bathroom with cups of water and ice creating an experiment to determine which will melt faster !? Or both of them in the kitchen with yard sticks and toy cars trying to determine at which angle the car will go the fastest !? Or our daughter singing different songs to determine if the underlying tunes are the same!? Our rolling various size balls down the straight slide and then the swirly slide to see which ball reacts best on each slide !? From the time they wake in the morning their minds are in constant motion. They perform experiments, throw ideas off one another and test hypothesises. It is very interesting to watch, however; at times it is too loud, too busy and too messy.

I know what you are thinking.... "Jennifer, you created your own monsters." We have afforded them a plethora of learning experiences and hopefully one day they will apply their curiosity and knowledge to better man kind. For now, I just hold my breath and await the larger experiments like volcanoes and bottle rockets. With any luck we will be present when these take place and not come home one day to find our house engulfed in flames. Knowledge is Power and our twins are fully charged.