What is "Appropriate Play"? And who determines that? My experience as a father has been a different lesson than what most men learn. Teaching The Boys (yes, I always capitalize that) what is meant by appropriate play must first include teaching them what is not appropriate.
It is not appropriate (hate that word by the way) to look at the UPC on the back of books. Nor is "play" looking at a spinning wheel, or reflective material, or pushing a video cassette box around with your foot. And though it makes a little boy feel better to do those things...as a father...my job is to teach them...."Play".
By the way, I stink at this job. First I had to relearn "Play" myself. And what better way than with Hot wheels cars and dirt. Simple, really.
Take a bare spot in the yard, a spoon or butter knife, and carve out some roads. What boy could resist?
And he couldn't !!! And that is my Random Act.
Now...go enjoy playing with your children !!!
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