Molly is falling into the normal overwhelming feeling that most kids her age get into. Today I asked her why she didn't remember something that I remind her about almost daily, and she said, "Mom, there is just too much to remember." As a parent, I forget that she is expected to remember so much more than I ever did at her age. My biggest worries in the 1st grade were what color to use on my next picture or how to spell my name. Molly is reading, writing in a journal, doing more math than I did in the 2nd grade and has to remember things for science, social studies and the arts. She even has a PIN for her lunch. She has to remember her address, telephone number, Mom's cell phone number, Dad's cell phone number, etc. No wonder she can't remember to keep her elbows off of the table. Poor kid. I understand being overwhelmed so I'm hoping that with a little extra love and encouragement, we can help Molly get through this information overload.
Our main entrée is one of Molly's favorites, pasta salad. We had some left over whole wheat rotini from dinner so we added a few pieces of mozzarella, mini pepperoni and Italian dressing.
Our vegetable side is cucumber slices. They go very nicely with the pasta salad and she could even add them to the salad if she wants.
Our fruit side is kiwi and blueberries. This batch of kiwi is on the tart side but Molly and her brother and sister pretty much prefer tart things, like lemons and limes.
Our dairy/dessert is another of Molly's favorites, vanilla yogurt.
Hang in there Molly!
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