We told her that the ages written on books and games and things were with respect to what age her brain works on, not what age her body actually is. (It was truly a moment of mommy inspiration when I came up with that one
Kerry
That's genius!! DS 4.5 hasn't said anything about that yet but I'm sure he's noticed so I am filing that answer away for when he asks!!!
DeHe
Hmm, I'd be careful with this one, actually. It's OK if you have a very synchronous DC for whom the same age stuff will always be appropriate, but it could be very confusing if there comes a time when, say, your DC needs fiction for 7-12yos and logic puzzles for 12-15yos, or vice versa. I prefer "it's just a guideline, every child is different" since it doesn't suggest that there is a single well-defined "brain age".
