Often it was exhausting to keep up with him and to be consistent in discipling and training him, but it was well worth it. What a blessing it is to see his energies channeled in positive directions instead of negative. He even wanted us to take the wall down so he could see the wiring, but we made do with a book on it instead. When he was four , I'd just finished reading to him about Jesus turning water into wine when I discovered him standing on a chair in front of the kitchen sink, water running full force, filling up a cup. At first he tried to do all the writing himself and asked me to spell the words for him, but after a while he got tired and dictated the rest to an older sibling.
Nouns are persons, places, or things.
He was the reason we had to install high locks on all the doors to the outside. He was the one who took things apart to see how they worked and swallowed a screw. He also has never met a stranger. The key to successful homeschooling with Joel has been to challenge him and take advantage of his own curiosity and interests in different areas. Now, this may sound to some like he's not learning much.