Fourteen months and many things have been learnt...

-To carry her favourite doll and mobile phone for her music to be played when she is sleepy...

-To wear chappals while going out...

-To cry while her dad changes clothes to go out...

-To sing when being asked...

-To hit her face when she is angry...

-To ask 'mum mum' when hungry...

-To look at the sky when asked to show pigeons...

-To show where her ears, eyes, head and stomach is...

-And finally to make us understand that she has grown up and a 'KID' anymore.

Socialisation

Children learn fast when left among their age mates...
No matter how great an effort adult puts in to teach the child, it is best learnt amongst their peers...
'A' copied, or in fact became sure of her 'walking' while she watched her cousin (of her age) who had already mastered that action. She would put more firm steps which otherwise would tremble.
She in turn showed and taught her cousin a few actions of her amusement.
Kids also show more confidence and expressions when they are with many people than just mother and father.
This i learnt when she was taken to her grand parents'.
She became more expressive and she learned things quickly.
I had just heard positive things about socialisation but never really realised the importance of it.
Even when 'S' had told me that he would like to have more people(at least grandparents) around his daughter i hadn't paid much attention but people like me believe only after seeing...
Now i know how much socialisation can contribute to a person's growth and development, especially during early years.

Pride...Joy...Despair...Surprise...Sympathy...Jealousy...Anger...Frustration...Love...almost all the emotions and feelings are xpressed by her at this point of time.
So much has been acquired in just one year!