2. He talks candidly about his anger, sorrow, and frustration.
3. He loves to read. His favorite books are manga but I can occasionally catch him caught up in a good chapter book.
4. He has a wild and wonderful imagination.
5. He is excited about homeschooling and first grade.
6. He bonds readily to other adult authorities. He loves his primary teachers and his swim teacher.
7. He has a beautiful, innocent faith in God's love.
8. He stands up for himself in increasingly positive ways.
9. He is enthusiastic about life and learning.
10. He helps me a lot. (That is, when I can grab enough of his attention to make a request.)
11. When we go grocery shopping, he can fetch items from the next aisle over.
12. He can also fetch Sven when he toddles down the driveway.
13. He can assemble the ingredients when I am trying a new recipe.
14. He can execute all the different stages of the laundry chore: putting in a new load, switching the load, folding the clothes, and putting everything away.
15. He can play games with Carl and is a good sport.
16. He also can read to Carl and often does during their Brother Playtime.
17. He can dry the dishes lickety split.
18. He can take out the trash. He enjoys that chore so much that he often volunteers to do it when he is bored.
19. He takes great pride in being able to do things on his own.
20. He has a big personality and I love it.
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