Scott wrote:
What's the age record for not being able to tie shoelaces?
I'm just wondering if DS is going to set it

An 46 year old friend of mine recently told me that he has just learned
he has been tying his shoes wrong his whole life. He never understood
why his would untie so often -- he was skipping the initial knot. So I
think the record is safely out of reach for your son!

It's really interesting to watch -- DD had a friend who
*had* to be able to tie her shoes, and she accomplished
it at age 2. DS could not care less about this skill.
So his shoes are all slip-ons, except for his new soccer
shoes (size 5-1/2 already at age 9!)

Sports will probably make this a "must" at some point for him -- if
not, middle school gym class should do it. BTW, Henry is in a 12 at
age 12...

Maybe this is a good lesson for a rainy afternoon -- I'll
sit him down and we'll learn to tie knots!

He may be too old for this, but I still sometimes use the "bunny ear"
approach -- tie a simple underhand knot and then fashion two "bunny
ear" loops, and tie those in a second underhand knot. I find this
actually holds better than the traditional way.

-Dawn