I think maybe Violet is so tall because Ben is a REALLY tall man. So maybe she gets her height from him. Sometimes in pics when he is standing next to another person, you can see just how very tall he is.

Isn’t she pretty? There is one celeb toddler that I just don’t think is very cute at all(I’ll keep the name to myself because I am sure someone would start a big thing), but when it comes to Violet Affleck, and Shiloh Pitt too, I think they are just angelic!

G- My thoughts exactly! I have actually seen evidence that this is sometimes the case with celeb kids.

I’ve seen a few videos of the Jolie-Pitt’s, and in some of them, either Zahara or Shiloh is walking (I have never seen a video of both of them walking at the same time), and then when Angie and/or Brad spot the paps (or in one case with Shi, regular people like you and me getting extremely carried away!), they scoop up the girls.

That’s led me to believe that, once they are away from the paps, they put the girls down again. It’s probably the same with Vi.

They probably carry her because of the paps…I’m sure she walks all the time when they’re not being hounded by cameramen!

It believe it is a personal choice whether or not to put a child into a “school” (preschool) kind of setting.

The second matter is the carrying issue. If Jen feels like carrying her child then that is her choice. As a mom you want to protect your child especially from the paps.

I was a high risk pregnancy (I have ITP- basically something was attacking my platelets) and I still have 3 other children to care for. I was high risk with 2 of the others. I was put on medical leave (I had no choice) and was told to take it easy. I still carried my youngest child at the time, BUT with great caution. I could not simply “ignore him”. I totally understand where Jen is coming from as long as your careful carrying your toddler.

Helen- I there is a very definite possiblity of Vi’s hair turning brown as she gets older. I say this from experience, as it happened to me! Like Vi, I was blonde when I was a toddler. However, as I got older, my hair turned brown (albeit light brown, but still brown).

The exact same thing happened with my mom, although in her case, she went from extreme from the other! As a toddler and very young child, her hair was so blonde it was almost white. As she grew up, however, her hair turned such a dark brown that it almost looks black!

SH — I agree, it is your opinion, and I agree that you can teach kids the same things at nursery school–however, I chose to send him at 18 mos. for social skills because in NYC arranging playdates can be difficult. It is easier to find people for him to play with at school. Also, he has no siblings or cousins. No neighbors who have kids–I hope you see my point. Besides, I can afford to send him, so free doesn’t matter to me.

Liz

maggiesmommy – You have your opinion and I have mine. It sounds like going to school at two years old is what’s best for you and your daughter. I just was saying that IN MY OPINION I think at the very very young age of 2 they can learn all they need to know at home. My daughter who’s 4 1/2 goes 4 days a week for 2 1/2 hours. It costs $125.00 a month plus other little fees for field trips, etc…which is another issue I have with MY 2 year olds going to school. I can teach them just as well what they need to know at home for free. They have the rest of their lives to learn social skills. I think at age 2, play dates with friends and family is enough for social skills. Again, my opinion.

“school” at 2 is not ridiculous. My daughter started a Montessori school at two- she goes 3x a week for 2 hours- it is more than a daycare- she learns socializations skills, it is more structured then a daycare where she is taught to put away activities before moving onto the next, sharing and waiting her turn or things; hanging up her coat whe she arrives, it helps her with mommy/daddy seperation issues- they set the table and clean up for themself after snacks.

Yes, she does most of this at home but being in an environment away from home has been very good for her, so it isn’t “outlandish”.

Kim,
I agree with you that “school” for 2 year olds is a bit outlandish. I think that they can learn everything they need to know from thier parents at home at that age. However, as far as talking at 2 – my daughter was speaking in complete sentences at 18 months. She’s 4 1/2 now, and I can’t remember a time when she DIDN’T talk to me. Every kid is different. My sons were late talkers…not much talking by 2 years old. Girls tend to develop social skills earlier than boys – so Violet might be very ready for “school”. I know my daughter would have been DEFINITELY ready at 2 1/2 to go to “school” but she just started preschool a few weeks ago at 4 1/2. I tend to think that 1 year of preschool before kindergarten is plenty. They grow up so fast and they have PLENTY of time for going to school IMO.