Ava (two-and-a-half) and her mother are having breakfast. They are talking about what they need at the shops. Ava wants to write her own list and uses the pen to confidently make marks on the paper. She gives it back to Mum to finish off, telling her to 'write you' and then 'write Mummy and Ava'.
She wants to know which word says Mummy and asks, 'Where you put you?' Mum shows her and, when asked, Ava is able to point to her own name. When they go to the shops, Ava is able to find for herself the cereal she chose to put on the list.
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