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With my group of kids right now, they have a peculiar way of playing. I'm not sure when it started or who introduced it, but all of them from 2yo-5yo engage.
They start off with a toy, any toy, and proceed to "put on a show." It begins with demands of "watch me" or "watch this" to a friend or friends, and then they proceed to get pretty silly. The part that bothers me is that they toys are almost always crashing, fighting, or doomed to some ill fate, so the toys are getting pretty roughed over.
I am saying many times a day:
No crashing, bashing, throwing, dropping, or kicking the toys.
That toy is a _____. It is played with by _____. Treat it with respect.
You are not here to put on a show. Let your friends play with their toys and you play with yours.
This, too, shall pass...
They start off with a toy, any toy, and proceed to "put on a show." It begins with demands of "watch me" or "watch this" to a friend or friends, and then they proceed to get pretty silly. The part that bothers me is that they toys are almost always crashing, fighting, or doomed to some ill fate, so the toys are getting pretty roughed over.
I am saying many times a day:
No crashing, bashing, throwing, dropping, or kicking the toys.
That toy is a _____. It is played with by _____. Treat it with respect.
You are not here to put on a show. Let your friends play with their toys and you play with yours.
This, too, shall pass...
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