Setting Lofty Goals for 2010

Our twins’ developmental goals for 2009 were to dance to music, help around the house, kick a soccer ball, rearrange furniture, run fast, say 50 words, spoon feed themselves, undress themselves and control their bladders better. While these targets seemed unreachable twelve months ago, both boys have unquestionably met and exceeded these goals. In this next year, their development will not be as rapid but just as dramatic. Our new goals for 2010 seem just as unattainable and will require dedication and hard work to achieve. By age three we want to walk like adults, throw and catch large balls, ride tricycles, assemble simple puzzles, understand most conversations, speak clearly, use five word sentences, ask for help, understand cause and effect relationships and follow simple directions. It should be an interesting year.