My 5yo just tied his shoes for the first time
Been working with him on this for months. Today he just did it. Both shoes. No help from me. I literally teared up watching him pull those loops tight. Took him like 3 minutes but
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Been working with him on this for months. Today he just did it. Both shoes. No help from me. I literally teared up watching him pull those loops tight. Took him like 3 minutes but
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