Oh please please please tell me this is some kind of 2 year old phase.
My daughter is OBSESSED with her reflection. Mirrors, Glass she's absolutely fascinated. She'll talk, she'll pick up things. She gets so involved that it's difficult (but not impossible) to pull her away. I try to rationalize it by saying that it's her way of becoming aware of her body. The way she looks when she's speaking, the way she looks when picking up a toy, the way she looks when she gives me a hug or kiss. I'll spare you my neurotic "what if my baby has some freak illness" worrisome thoughts because I have oh so many of those (even now).
What I want to know is if there are any parents out there who went through the same phase with their kids. I've just reached a point where I really need to hear that I'm not alone.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
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I don't think my boys ever gave a rip about a mirror, even though I used to hold them in front of one a lot when they were babies and toddlers for play. Maybe it's just that, at her age, she's now really realizing there's a dimension to who she is, you know, that wow! it looks fascinating to see if she can catch her other self doing something the real self isn't.
Really, I have no idea...but I think this habit sounds kinda cute!
Oh yes. My daughter is still fascinated with mirrors and she's eight. She will spend inordinate amounts of time making faces at herself in the mirror. The obsession often interferes with other things like teeth brushing, hair brushing, face washing, hand washing... .
I don't have a child, as you know, but I think this sounds perfectly normal. I remember being fascinated by mirrors when I was a child for many reasons, and even now, when talking on the phone, I oftentimes find myself in front of the bathroom mirror, watching myself to see what the world sees.
Kids? Meh. Yes, my daughter is not afraid to stare at herself for hours, but more worringly, I have recently picked up the same habit, wrinkle-hunting or searching for grey hairs...
Our ten year old daughter has been obsessed with her reflection, and spends hours playing in front of a mirror. She has developed a very complex and detailed world of characters that live in the mirror world. She is now writing stories about her world, gives them foreign language skills and keeps us all entertained for hours. This is a gift. We were very concerned, we thought she was not developing socially, and we ran the package from autism to psychological problems. I can tell you that at 10 she is as normal as the next kid, quirky, but normal. And has one very active imagination.
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