How to get a 2 1/2 year old boy to sit still
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TV and videos are a slippery slope when it comes to allowing kids to watch them. We resisted turning our TV into a babysitter for several years and now somehow we find our daughter watching Diego and Dora nearly everyday. The good news is my son can't sit still for 5 minutes (Did I just say that???) - today instead of having 'quiet time' jumping around I put him on my lap and we decided to watch a few YouTube videos. There are some classic Sesame Street clips (C is for cookie, Subway, etc) but he wouldn't sit still....until......
Solid Rocket separation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8azRu2stO4
Awe. Silence. Then "more".