Object: A child around three years of age.

Lesson: Sometimes children are frightened by their relatives and need to say so.

The other day I was playing with my granddaughter at her house. She was sitting on my lap, facing me. She’s not quite as old as you are, [Susie,] but she’s about the same size you are. [Susie,] would you please sit on my lap for a minute like my granddaughter, [Angela,] was sitting on my lap that day? (Ask [Susie] before Sunday if she will do that. Practice with her to see if she fits your lap!)

This is the way she wa…