Follow the Leader, Leader, Leader

Ming and I had our first conference this year with Katie's teacher, Ms. Gini, yesterday. Katie goes to a Montessori school so her class is a mixture of 3, 4, and 5 year olds and this is her second year in the class. Since the beginning of this school year, Katie has mentioned a few girls' names from school...most of them are only 3 years old. Gini mentioned that Katie likes to do work that she feels comfortable with (as expected by us)...coloring, putting up the dishes/towels, metal inset. Katie has always been a careful and cautious child. Unlike Carter, who's always covered with scars/bruises, Katie rarely has an accident. So Gini thought that if Katie would do work/hang out more with the 4 year olds in her class she would get inspired by them and try new things in class. So we came home and tried to encourage Katie to hang out more with girls her age and this is her response..."But they don't follow me around." I guess we better take Gini's suggestion and set up some playdates for her with the 4 year olds so she would quit bossing the 3 year olds around.