Arty!

[Hoshikaji]

Originally Posted by BlooCheese

Haha. When he said, "I'm fo' yea's ol'," he held up three fingers on one hand and one finger on the other hand. He has four fingers on each hand. Why didn't he just hold up all four fingers on one hand?

^______^ People who study how children learn have found out some pretty awesome things. When children are learning to count, and they realize that they can use other abstract objects as counters, they start learning how to "chunk" numbers (for example, we "chunk" five on our hands because we know we have 5 fingers). Artie might be exemplifying that stage, or he might not have the motor skills to do it properly (so he holds up a 3 and a 1).

What I find most fascinating and amazing is that the writers and storyboarders of Fosters take such things into consideration. It's such a small detail, but it's so true to real life! They really pay attention to children for what they are, and bring them to life that way. It makes the show all the more endearing for me.