"I so smart"

Jackson: Mommy, see the diamond shape? See, Mommy?
Me: That's right, Jack.
Jackson: I so smart. It's a diamond.

Jackson is big on praise. He loves to learn and is so proud when he learns a new thing (although he has known his shapes for a long time now). Mommy is proud of him, too. And, he is smart... smarter than I sometimes give him credit for....

Example: This week Jackson has decided that he will oblige mommy and will sit on the potty. However, he has not produced any "results". After long sits, he says "all finished" and asks for a pull-up. And, within minutes the pull-up is full. He is smart - he knew exactly what is was doing. Little goober! So, the next time I raised the anty - I pulled out the reward I have been giving him and held it out in front of him (dangling the carrot, so to speak). Worked like a charm... he went right away to get his reward. Today, he took it a step further and decided he could do a "poo poo" in the potty to get an even bigger reward. And we had a HUGE time of praise, dancing and reward for my little smarty.