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She would probably love Elio if she hasn’t yet seen it haha. This doesn’t seem like a big deal - remind her that if she works hard on math and science and leadership that she could become an astronaut and go to space as an adult.
I think you might be underestimating your daughter. A typical toddler understands the concept of pretend play versus real. If you’re scared of misleading her then just be honest.
Focus on what you want instead of what you’re afraid of.
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SA- AW, I love her passion and interest. She is just so precious.
Tell her before she goes out for Halloween that she can’t land in so space right now, bc you would miss her too much. She’s coming home with you lol
Get some books for toddlers about space. Coloring books about space, they’re all over try the dollar store
Get some big pieces of paper or a poster board and draw some planets the sun etc and decorate it with her. Markets/gel pens/ Sprinkles and all (obviously you handle the sprinkles).
Get some of those ceiling space stickers that light up at night, (we did have those)
Get some finger paint and have her paint the planets (messy but so good for kids development)
Find space magnets and put on cookie sheet and play together
Good luck! How fun! 💖
Funny but true story. I have 3 boys. Oldest wore a Spider-Man costume for Halloween as a toddler maybe age 3. Once he had it on, he literally would not take it off. lol
My husband took him to get groceries. My son had his costume on. My husband whispers to him, hey Spiddy….can you use your web to get that can down from the top shelf for me? My son looked like he was going to cry- and whispered back, you know I’m not the ‘real’ Spider-Man, DAD! Lol
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100% my 2 year old. She used to cry because I couldn't lift her high enough to touch the moon. She now accepts that it's too high (which fact she informs me every time we see the moon) but she loves looking at the moon and stars, and she frequently talks about wanting to touch them. Because we've had conversations about what it takes to go to space, it's settled down to sounding more like a "I wish I could" or "I want to someday" instead of "take me there now".
I do try to encourage her interest and show her more things about space. Maybe she'll actually be an astronaut!
I went to Space Camp as a teenager and they have weekends for younger kids - you could plan to do that when she’s older.
My daughter wants to be an astronaut also. We encourage reaching for what she wants… one of the coolest things to do has been going to stargazing nights at a local observatory.
All kids want to be something that they can't actually be as a toddler. Just be excited to explore her interest with her. Use words like 'pretend' and 'make believe' and 'someday'. 'Let's dress up and pretend we're going to moon! Someday, maybe you really can. Here's a book about someone who really went to the moon.'
Hopefully she doesn’t want to dress up as a mommy
My daughter is 4 and has been obsessed with space since she was 2. She dressed up as an astronaut for Halloween last year. No issues, and she’s wearing the same costume this year.
She will feel that fear from you. Just play into the idea that you’re going to go to space with her. Set up chairs in the yard, a makeshift dashboard and do a shuttle launch. See up a laptop with a stream from the international space station as the “window”. Land back down when it’s time for bed. She’ll appreciate that you’re connecting with her in pretend play.
And IF she gets upset about really wanting to go, be real about it. Nothing wrong with that. “I understand! When you’re bigger, if you do well in school, you can study physics in college and become a rocket scientist for NASA and then train to be an astronaut.” Help her see real possibilities in the distance.
She has a long road before becoming an astronaut. Meanwhile… Use your imaginations! Kids are great at that… amazing what they can do with an empty box from Amazon or other retailer. Save some boxes and with markers, stickers, and you with a box cutter, she can use her imagination to get to the moon. Talk and ask questions, what does she see? What’s the weather like? Does her food taste different? How does she know when it’s day time? And more… The Q&A is good for her brain development and will tire her too. If she’s slower to adopt the fantasy, take the lead and have a go… make a time traveling helmet, or a stage for dolls. She’ll give in and have fun.
Well we are in space……
One of the prerequisite paths for being an astronaut is being a doctor so you could list all the options and encourage one of those paths.
My son often asks me “is Earth spinning in space?” And I’m like “yup.” And he goes “are we spinning?” And I say yes, and so is the son and moon and all the planets. We watch “8 little planets” from Super Simple Songs and have books about the planets. I’d say to keep stoking this interest because it fosters wonder and curiosity. Is there a planetarium near you?
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Don’t ever underestimate a child’s imagination; foster it
Why would you ever want to tamper down her ambitions?
And you can make space camp happen for her
This is so neat, how did you get her interested in it?