Parenting Advice from a 3-year old

The other day, Nanny A. and I were in the park with Branch and Blossom. It's a lovely park, under the trees by the lake, with a fence completely surrounding the play area. The park contains a picnic table, benches, swings, and a structure for climbing and sliding.

This park is part of our development and many parents and nannies bring children to play there. We saw a little girl there that Nanny A. knew from previous forays to the park with Branch and Blossom. While Nanny A. pushed the Blossom on the swing, I sat on the bench with the somewhat disagreeable Branch. Little Girl came up to us, holding her doll. Little Girl had blonde hair and impossibly long brown eyelashes (I actually checked to see if they were real!). Following is a transcript of our conversation.

Little Girl: I think he (Branch)'s tired.

Me: No, he just got up about an hour ago.

Little Girl: Well, he's tired. You should put him down (for a nap) again. Anyway, where's your stroller?

Me: We drove (pointing to car parked in lot a few yards away). They cry too much in the stroller.

Little Girl: Why do they cry in the stroller?

Me: I don't know.

Just what I need. Parenting advice from a 3 year-old. Yes, I desperately DO need parenting advice, like how to keep the Blossom from crying all the time. But I don't think Little Girl has the answer to that one.

Little Girl held fast to her baby doll the whole time we were at the park. She also expressed great interest in other babies brought into the park. I found this interest unusual. Maybe she will grow up to be a pediatrician or neo-natal nurse. Or parenting advisor...