Newton’s First Law of Motion: Inertia

Things at rest:

Tend to stay at rest:

Parent Translation: Never wake a sleeping baby.

Things in motion:

Tend to stay in motion:

Parent Translation: A toddler’s energy level actually breaks the first Law of Thermodynamics. Energy IS created with Oreo cookies, and CAN be destroyed via hours and hours of “pwinging”. Swinging, if you need help with Toddler-ese.

Second Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy

Any closed system left to do work without the input of energy:

Will trend towards random disorganization:

Parent Translation: A child left unattended indoors will turn a game of “washy dishes” into a trip to Splash Mountain every time, guaranteed.