But that time was spent alone without other children her own age. I am a total advocate of preschool. If you can afford it. Casey didn't work, so could not afford a very expensive "baby sitter", so she created Zanny.
My grand daughter is three and better on the computer than my husband. LOL. For her third birthday (one week after Caylee's), she had 15 children and about 20 adults. All the kids were from her pre-school plus some cousins, new borns, etc.
I disagree. Most of us have seen photos and videos of Caylee drawing, coloring, dancing, playing her sandbox, her playhouse, playing dress up, the list goes on. These activities were very much a part of Caylee's short life, and that is a good thing.
As far as childern's birthday parties go . . . the rule of thumb i used was ... invite the number of children for each year. For example, for her 2 year birthday party, she should have had 2 little friends. for her 3 year old party, 3 children. byt he time they are 16, 16 teens could be invited. just a good rule of thumb . . .
I think this is important because it appears that this little girl, with the exception of what the grandparents provided for her in their home, never really inhabited a normal, childlike world. Why?
I respectfully disagree with your definition of "normal." She was only 2 years old. Many nursery schools require the child to be age 3 and potty trained. If she had lived, she probably would have started nursery school or pre-school. Even so, it's not really abnormal for a 2 year old to be in an adult world. Casey was young- so she may not have had friends her age who had children. Her brother had no children, so there were no cousins.
Cindy and George seem to welcome people in there home- so friends with children and grandchildren or extended family may have brought children over. She probably met other children at the beach and parks.
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She could still have made the effort to seek out free storytimes at the local library, take her to the zoo, meet other kids at the park, play places, play with neighbor kids...Same with my now 11 year old. At age two she didn't have any young friends because I didn't know anyone with young children ( I was 22 when she was 2.) Daycare was very expensive.
I now have a 4 month old and am older and wiser and know he needs to eventually socialize. I go to story time with him and that will probably be it until he is in free pre-school (VPK age 4.) I've looked into part-time day care for next year so I can take some classes and it's outrageously expensive (400/mo at least.) My husband makes a decent living and we still would have a hard time swinging that.
So no, I do not think it's unusual considering KC's age that she wasn't running out joining mom and me groups or putting CA in daycare because of the cost.
She could still have made the effort to seek out free storytimes at the local library, take her to the zoo, meet other kids at the park, play places, play with neighbor kids...
maybe, but coloring in a coloring book doesn't count. coloring books actually aren't very good for children (they teach children not to use their imagination and to color what someone else says a dog should look like etc...) especially a child as young as Caylee. yes, she needs to learn to color in the lines and follow directions but those are pre-school lessons. i don't recall ever seeing her w/ scissors, tape, glue, paints, etc... (a coloring book and crayons are not true art supplies) judging by how well her dress-up outfits were put together, someone else did the picking out so that doesn't count either. all show no go. doesn't count in my book.
maybe, but coloring in a coloring book doesn't count. coloring books actually aren't very good for children (they teach children not to use their imagination and to color what someone else says a dog should look like etc...) especially a child as young as Caylee. yes, she needs to learn to color in the lines and follow directions but those are pre-school lessons. i don't recall ever seeing her w/ scissors, tape, glue, paints, etc... (a coloring book and crayons are not true art supplies) judging by how well her dress-up outfits were put together, someone else did the picking out so that doesn't count either. all show no go. doesn't count in my book.
Some women are their own worst enemies.
Caylee is playing with another child in some of these photo's not neccessarily the same age group, but shows she did interact with other children.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/1694915/Casey-Anthony-BBQ-Party-Photos-January-2008
I could have swore I saw a couple other photo's somewhere but don't recall where
(Bolded by me) This is my point, you say "seem to" and "probably," but that is not evidence if she really did have any "normal" childhood activities outside of what her grandparents provided for her in their home. (I also have not seen any evidence of the A's having people over to their homes or even having any friends. )
And the point of this thread was to determine/sleuth if Casey ever tried to provide a day-to-day proper environment for an almost 3 yr. old child. It can go towards proving neglect, even motive for her murdering her. Thus far, I have not seen or read one piece of evidence that shows what Caylee did each day while in the care of her mother. (I suspect that Casey viewed Caylee as being in the way.)
LOL...my kids definitely used their imaginations at that age when coloring in coloring books, and they weren't concerned at all about staying in the lines. Scissors, tape, and glue are too advanced for a 2 year old.
Color in the lines? Scissors? :waitasec: A two year old typically hasn't developed the fine motor skills to do those things independently. Same with getting into dress up outfits or any outfit...they usually need help.
Coloring books and crayons are good because they can encourage the development of fine motor skills. "True art", or whether they color in the lines or color the dog brown or purple is a non-issue or at least unimportant at this age.That they are encouraged and provided with ways to be busy with their little hands, bodies and minds, is. It's obvious to me Caylee had that available to her.
right, i think you misinterpreted what i said. since Caylee wouldn't have had the fine motor skills to color in the lines, she should not have been given coloring books. at least this is what i learned when i studied early childhood development in relation to art. when i see parents of young children purchasing coloring books for their toddlers, i just want to smack them out of their hands. the other thing that drives me nuts, when children make turkeys out of their hands. let them draw a turkey, let them use their imagination. who cares if it looks like a turkey.
of course she would have needed help getting dressed but what two year old doesn't want to pick out what she is going to wear????
right, i think you misinterpreted what i said. since Caylee wouldn't have had the fine motor skills to color in the lines, she should not have been given coloring books. at least this is what i learned when i studied early childhood development in relation to art. when i see parents of young children purchasing coloring books for their toddlers, i just want to smack them out of their hands. the other thing that drives me nuts, when children make turkeys out of their hands. let them draw a turkey, let them use their imagination. who cares if it looks like a turkey.
of course she would have needed help getting dressed but what two year old doesn't want to pick out what she is going to wear????