My five-year-old niece has her own email address now. She sent me an email the other day thanking me for having her over.
Aside: We had a family Wii gaming night last Saturday, and it was a big hit. My sister (the niece's mother) brought over her two controllers, and we played on our big projector screen. Everyone loves the Wii. Seriously.
Everyone. My
parents want one, and they've never wanted to play games before. My brother probably bought one for his family before the weekend was up.
Anyway, my niece, as I mentioned is five. She reads at about a third-grade level according to my mom. (My mom teaches children with learning disabilities, so she knows reading levels.) At two, my niece could read her letters. By three, she could write her name. Now at five, she's sending me emails she wrote herself on her own email address. (The way I understand the email account, it's whitelist contacts only, and all emails go through my sister for approval first.)
Oh, and the smartass part? We were playing Wii Sports, bowling. My niece bowls around a 195 on the game (Did I mention she's
five?!) She walks by as her mom was getting ready to bowl, looks over her shoulder, and says, "I told you to use the 'A' button,
woman!"
Everyone was laughing too hard to think about getting on to her for her mouth.