Toddler's mental map making
As has been a topic a few times (e.g. this ), we use a jogger stroller a lot to take HG to daycare and pickup. In winter in Sacramento morning gets chilly as ranging from 30F's to 50F's while in the evening it'll be warmer. While I still prefer going on a run in the morning to start a day afresh, in fear of a kid gets cold facing the wind, these days I tend to run with stroller only in the evening to pick up HG. Sun sets early so that I need to setup some lighting. So far I've never felt any danger due to being darker. I do find the traffic in the evening kind of dangerous though - more cars, in a rush. This leads me to pay extra attention and go slower than I want to. Recently with HG, two and half, while on the way back from the daycare on the stroller that I noticed he seems to know which direction on a certain corner we need to turn to to get home. There is a small bridge along the canal that we go along on the way to and back to the daycare. Every time these day