Stephanie Guy

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Met Bill Briggs, the Father of Extreme Skiing, earlier today at lunch! First to ski the Grand Tetons in 1971. When I asked him if he was still skiing, he said no, he stopped at age 90, sharing that he no longer had the “impeccable balance” required. He’s the GOAT!

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Too true - Jon Stewart's Debate Analysis: Trump's Blatant Lies and Biden's Senior M... https://t.co/c0w411iGgY via @YouTube

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Congratulations Jodi!

[Tori O @MrsOotstoot]

One of my work moms is retiring, and I am not ready. 😭😭😭

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Kindness counts! 🧡

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

We are so very proud of you Trey!

[Trey Guy @shoraddad]

Absolutely humbled to be selected for Colonel on the FY24 list.
Thank you to those whom I have worked with over the years, mentors who guided & shaped me, & my amazing family who is the reason I can pursue my passion.
This is a team sport & I am honored to be a part of it.

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Wow!

[The Virginian-Pilot @virginianpilot]

Mary the machine has made her way to Hampton, marking the completion of the first tunnel in the HRBT expansion:

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Truth! 🙌

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

I saw the Oozlefinch immediately!

[Trey Guy @shoraddad]

All Air Defenders should see an Oozlefinch!
@ADAAssociation

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

My mother has dementia, and even though she no longer knows me by name and how we are connected, she often looks at me in the same way. When she looks at me like this, it fills my heart!

[Anita Sharma @anitaklab]

@Morbidful Love of little brother and sister 💕

https://t.co/YMoQKaRF8K

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Congratulations!

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Q&A Time: Toddlers and Egocentrism

A follower asked this week if I could say a little about the “egocentric stage” of development and how to best handle it as a parent.

It’s true: Your toddler is egocentric.

But that’s not a judgement on their character. In fact it’s completely normal.

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is credited with defining egocentrism as related to child development.

And what it means is simply that young children have a very difficult time seeing the world from the perspective of others.

This video is a perfect example.

Watch as this little guy plays hide and seek with his mom.

While his eyes are covered - making him hidden from his perspective - he’s not yet able to effectively consider the fact that he’s “hiding” in plain sight of his mother.

He lacks what is often referred to as “theory of mind” when it comes to putting himself in mom’s shoes.

And while this example is pretty humorous, egocentrism can also play out in ways that create real challenges, especially when it comes to interactions with peers.

Toddlers are self centered - again, not as a shortcoming, but developmentally.

Sharing and taking turns, for example, are foreign concepts. And when someone else takes the toy I want, look out. Because someone is prone to being bitten.

As a parent or teacher of toddlers, your best line of defense here is a good offense.

When toddlers are together, keep a watchful eye for pending conflict and be prepared to distract and intervene.

Good toddler classrooms often have duplicate toys for this very reason.

Most importantly, know that these behaviors aren’t “misbehaviors” - but rather a reflection on how their developing minds are functioning.

In his own writing, Piaget described egocentrism as resolving by around age seven.

But know that this tendency isn’t controlled by an on-off switch - it’s more like a dimmer switch through which children’s self-centered outlook fades over time.

Indeed, you’ll note more and more examples of your little one displaying empathy and theory of mind over time.

This sweet video was shared to IG by deannatorress.

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Good night sun!

[Trey Guy @shoraddad]

Drop a sky pic from your gallery.

#Virginia

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

‘Exciting’ glioblastoma study: Researchers create virus that effectively targets brain cancer https://t.co/Iu4poM9zc5

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

True commitment!

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Carlisle, PA

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Our view this morning! Hawk hunting with our camera at Wagonner’s Gap near Carlisle, OA.

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Our view this morning! Hawk hunting with our camera at Wagonner’s Gap near Carlisle, OA.

[Stephanie Guy @Guy726]

Ed and I joined the Trinity UMC team today for the 2023 Walk to End Alzheimer's® in Suffolk. We walked in honor it my mom and in memory of my dad.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

This army veteran threw out the most creative ceremonial first pitch I’ve ever seen

[Tony Dungy @TonyDungy]

I hate to break this to you SportsCenter but Coco Gauff was not “soaking it all in” at this moment. She was praying. She has been very open about her Christian faith in the past. It seems pretty obvious what she is doing here.