Quinn has an idea

Quinn had an idea recently, to master the lightswitch. Sure enough he has, and the bulb came on over his head. "Push up, light on, push down, light off" has been the mantra during these antics, but three-way (double) switches confuse the mantra somewhat. At bedtime we say "Light off?" and he looks over at the switch. We hold him up to it and he puts his hand on it. He looks at his mom and dad to ensure he has the full attention of his audience. Then, when the moment is right he flips the switch, the light goes off, his parents cheer and he gets a big toothy grin.

"Light on" followed "light off" pretty closely in development. The current stage is "light on light off light on light off light on light off light on light off light on light off light on light off light on light off...". If it turns out he's OCD he has learned all he'll ever need to know. We've probably cut years off that bulb's life but hey, we'll be buying lots more expensive toys than a $5 CFL light bulb over the years.