Give Them DUPLOs, Not LEGOs

Sunday afternoon in my daughter’s room. She is three kneeling in front of a DUPLO tower almost as tall as her. Wobbling, eyes locked, and building something as tall as her. She was building this tower over and over full of laughter and squeals of joy. If I had handed her LEGOs this Sunday afternoon she would have been full of frustration and tears. Not because she isn’t capable. Because the pieces…