Owen

Owen has an incredibly long attention span for things that require a lot of patience and fine motor skills. This might suprise you if you know much about Owen -- because Owen is also an incredibly spirited child who is extraordinarily physical and active. But he takes time to focus on things that he's interested in; he patiently gets all of his trains connected by their magnets and moves them carefully along their train tracks; he quietly works on changing the diaper of his doll (Douglas James); he spends long stretches of time doing sorting games and puzzles; he figures out how things work and then operates them with calm and patience. In this photo he was playing quietly on the floor with a toy garbage truck. He is able to put the "dumpster" on and off the truck -- which is not at all easy to do. This patience and concentration is something noticeable about Owen.