Help me decipher my toddler...'brotosaurus'? (theropod)

[DinoLord]

Excellent site. It's great that you're encouraging your son's enthusiasm and turning it into something bigger.

[Dilopho]

Albrotosaurus... 
When I was little I thought Iguanodon was T. rex.
I also thought Deinonychus was not only called "Deinothykes" (pronounced Die-no-thee-keys) but was related to Deinosuchus. As in, I thought they were in the same family.
I remember sitting in my bed and just thinking
"Deinothykes...DeinoSUCHUS!!!"

[UnconventionalDad]

Excellent site. It's great that you're encouraging your son's enthusiasm and turning it into something bigger.

Thanks a lot  , looking forward to them updating it themselves

[UnconventionalDad]

Albrotosaurus... 
When I was little I thought Iguanodon was T. rex.
I also thought Deinonychus was not only called "Deinothykes" (pronounced Die-no-thee-keys) but was related to Deinosuchus. As in, I thought they were in the same family.
I remember sitting in my bed and just thinking
"Deinothykes...DeinoSUCHUS!!!"

Ha ha, that's awesome, it's fun to hear kids pronounce dinosaurs 'cutely' even when you are the only one who knows that's they're saying it cutely   (or, as I've discovered, you've both been saying it wrong the whole time....)

[allosaurusrock]

Kid talk... In third grade, I have a friend who pronounced Giganotosaurus 'CHickenotosaurus.' I kept scolding her in the playground, and was very uspset.

[UnconventionalDad]

hello folks who replied to this topic from a few years ago!!

my 'toddler' just turned five, check out what he thinks about dinosaurs now!!  (man have we gotten and played with a lot of dino toys!!!)

i just caught my now toddler grouping species, too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfehhJvbLzo&t=4s

thanks for being there to help start our journey!!

[Lanthanotus]

You got one adorable expert there.. and he sure knows more ceratopsians right away than I do

Nice collection there and as a kid I would have loved that play diorama.

[UnconventionalDad]

thanks!  there has been a lot of playing for sure   the dioramas are fun...equally as fun as 25 cent plastic dinos on a pillow, but it makes for better pics

all those dioramas are them learning how to paint and mix colours (and aquarium plants) ...which future-proofs them from being 'just toys'

[Neosodon]

And people say young kids don't care about science.

[UnconventionalDad]

And people say young kids don't care about science.

only people who don't talk to young people about science! 

[UtahraptorFan]

hello folks who replied to this topic from a few years ago!!

my 'toddler' just turned five, check out what he thinks about dinosaurs now!!  (man have we gotten and played with a lot of dino toys!!!)

i just caught my now toddler grouping species, too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfehhJvbLzo&t=4s

thanks for being there to help start our journey!!

Kids grow up fast. A friend of mine has a daughter apparently not quite 2 months younger than your son (Amelia, aka "Squishy," turned 5 on 8/20) and after I finished watching the anime, "Bleach," I told her in a comment on an Instagram post a fitting quote from one character:

When youngsters grow up, it happens so fast that we older people never see it coming.

[tyrantqueen]

Good on you for homeschooling your kids. If I had children, I'd do that too. Also good on you for encouraging/nurturing your child's interests.

[Fembrogon]

UnconventionalDad, that website is looking wonderful. As someone who was saying "Yangchuanosaurus" and "cephalothorax" with my younger brother before either of us were 5, what you're doing here resonates with me. It's awesome how much your kids are learning and how much they're enjoying it! Keep it up! If you ever need or want some advice for good material to add on the site, I'm sure everyone here on the Forum would be glad to contribute. 

Do you mind if I share these links? I know some families with kids whose interest in dinosaurs I'm currently encouraging. I bet the parents would appreciate something like this site!