Along the lines of what Emily just wrote, I want to record another cousin teaching scenario. . . A few days ago I had both boys outside by the front pond, which has a small platform next to it, on which a board is loose. Benjamin had been walking back and forth on this just fine, stepping over the loose one without a thought (and it was perfectly safe). Cautious Jackson arrived, examined the board, and then attempted to pick Benjamin up & hoist him over it. When this elicited protests from Benjamin, he got on his hands and knees and slowly backed over the board, showing Benjamin how to do this. This worked, and both boys backed off the platform on hands and knees. Good thing Benjamin has a cousin a whole 4 months older than him. How would he survive otherwise?