Some of us spend all our lives figuring out the mechanisms of creativity and imagination. Here are some examples of how they are generated in a three year old. Does the SIAM model explain these?
At night
Anjali: Mummy, I dont want to sleep
Me: the lights are off, its past ten O clock and you must try to sleep.
Anjali: Mummy, the lights in the hall are on mummy.
Me: Thats because Anu aunty is packing to go to Malaysia.
Anjali: I want to play with Anu aunty
Me: Anu aunty will come back on Sunday and then you can play with her.
Anjali: Why Anu aunty will come back on Sunday?
Me: Because Anu aunty's mummy and daddy will come with her and stay at our house.
Anjali: Why Anu aunty's mummy and daddy will stay at our house?
Me: Because they need a place to stay and our house is big.
Anjali: Why our house is big mummy?
I wanted to say "because daddy wanted a big house". Then i reconsidered
Me: Anjali, look at you - see how you are growing. You will soon be as big as an oak tree. Ad then you'll need your own room. And Sophia will be as big as a maple tree and she'll need her own room. So we need a big house.
Anjali: But me and Sophia will cuddle up in the same bed. And percy will cuddle up with us. Because percy will be cold!!!! heee!!!
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Anjali: mummy, i want yakult.
Me: There is no yakult in the fridge.
Anjali: Why mummy?
Me: Because you finished all the yakult yesterday.
Anjali: Mummy, can you buy me more yakult?
Me: Ok. Tomorrow I'll buy you more yakult.
Anjali: Can you buy me more yakult now?
Me: No Anjali, the shop is closed.
Anjali: Why the shop is closed mummy?
Me: Because the shop uncle has gone to sleep.
Anjali: Then we should call a fairy to get us yakult
Me: How?
Anjali: The fairy will open the door.
Me: How?
Anjali: With a wand mummy!!
Me: But who will we give the money to?
Anjali: To the fairy
Me: No Anjali, the shop uncle will be sad if we go and take yakult from the shop when he is sleeping.
Anjali: Why mummy?
Me: Will you like it if a fairy came to our house when you are sleeping and used a wand to take your garfield away?
Anjali reflected: No.
Me: Thats why.
She seemed to accept it, though she asked for yakult again first thing in the morning.
At night
Anjali: Mummy, I dont want to sleep
Me: the lights are off, its past ten O clock and you must try to sleep.
Anjali: Mummy, the lights in the hall are on mummy.
Me: Thats because Anu aunty is packing to go to Malaysia.
Anjali: I want to play with Anu aunty
Me: Anu aunty will come back on Sunday and then you can play with her.
Anjali: Why Anu aunty will come back on Sunday?
Me: Because Anu aunty's mummy and daddy will come with her and stay at our house.
Anjali: Why Anu aunty's mummy and daddy will stay at our house?
Me: Because they need a place to stay and our house is big.
Anjali: Why our house is big mummy?
I wanted to say "because daddy wanted a big house". Then i reconsidered
Me: Anjali, look at you - see how you are growing. You will soon be as big as an oak tree. Ad then you'll need your own room. And Sophia will be as big as a maple tree and she'll need her own room. So we need a big house.
Anjali: But me and Sophia will cuddle up in the same bed. And percy will cuddle up with us. Because percy will be cold!!!! heee!!!
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Anjali: mummy, i want yakult.
Me: There is no yakult in the fridge.
Anjali: Why mummy?
Me: Because you finished all the yakult yesterday.
Anjali: Mummy, can you buy me more yakult?
Me: Ok. Tomorrow I'll buy you more yakult.
Anjali: Can you buy me more yakult now?
Me: No Anjali, the shop is closed.
Anjali: Why the shop is closed mummy?
Me: Because the shop uncle has gone to sleep.
Anjali: Then we should call a fairy to get us yakult
Me: How?
Anjali: The fairy will open the door.
Me: How?
Anjali: With a wand mummy!!
Me: But who will we give the money to?
Anjali: To the fairy
Me: No Anjali, the shop uncle will be sad if we go and take yakult from the shop when he is sleeping.
Anjali: Why mummy?
Me: Will you like it if a fairy came to our house when you are sleeping and used a wand to take your garfield away?
Anjali reflected: No.
Me: Thats why.
She seemed to accept it, though she asked for yakult again first thing in the morning.
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