He Can Tie His Shoes!

I have been negligent. I've never taught either of my children how to tie a knot or bow. I just simply don't buy shoes with laces! But since Ryan is approaching six, I figured it's probably something he ought to know, so we got out the book I've had for ages that has a bunch of shoes with holes to lace up and comes with a string. I sat down on Saturday and showed him how, then we reviewed it on Monday. Voila! He now knows how to tie his shoes (should he ever have shoes with laces). Why did I put that off for so long?