PUZZLE

Calder is so systematic he fixes puzzle from left to right.

DRINK

Calder has been picking up discarded drink containers from the ground and putting them to his mouth. Instead of spilling threats, today I got him to throw the containers, one by one, into the dustbin.

CRAWL

Today Ethel said, "Calder, crawl!" And he got on all 4s. Yes, if you ask him to jump, he will jump. If you ask him to clap, he claps. That's how simple Calder is.

Video of CALDER

Calder enjoys learning and has shown remarkable improvement in self-control as a result of learning. Click here to see him and some skills he has picked up. The video was filmed by psychology students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

SPATULA

These days, Calder would sneak into the kitchen, grab my wooden spatula and start "cooking". The result is chopped version of whatever food was left in the frying pan. Mashed eggs are ok but mashed fish?!

BLUEBERRY

Calder is eating blueberries very slowly these days. He carefully drives the toothpick into the hole in the middle of the blueberry and would try again if he misses. Bull's eye.

LIZARD

Yesterday, my mom pointed to a fat lizard on the kitchen wall and asked, "Calder, what is this?" And Calder proceeded to grab the lizard! When he was in childcare, and his class went for nature walk, his teacher got him to pick snails for his classmates to observe. I bet if we ask him to catch cockroaches, he would!