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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. We don't do screens in cars, and the kids have had addresses and phone numbers memorized since PK. I'm more interested in developing a kind of street savvy that I think city kids should know. I think the landmarks idea is a good one. We will work on that, too.[/quote] My 7 year old knows street names and can give coherent directions to many places. He can also tell you all the metro stops along several of the routes although we rarely ride it and live in the burbs. He loves trains and examines the metro map often. My 5 year old can tell you where to turn as he's riding with you, but can't give directions in advance and doesn't know street names. Both know their addresses. [b] However, I cannot get either of them, even the SEVEN year old, to reliably tell me a phone number. He's not interested and it doesn't come up enough, I guess?[/b][/quote] I bribed my children with candy. It worked.[/quote]
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