Comments on: Parenting: Be Yourself http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/ Strategies, Tips and Activities for Learning Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:20:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Spaghetti Box Kids http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Spaghetti Box Kids Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:38:03 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-199 Well it sounds like you invested a lot of care into playtime with your son, and that goes a long way. I think just being there--gentle, patient, interested, helps a child to know that playtime has purpose. Well it sounds like you invested a lot of care into playtime with your son, and that goes a long way. I think just being there–gentle, patient, interested, helps a child to know that playtime has purpose.

]]> By: LunchHourBytes http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-198 LunchHourBytes Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:22:58 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-198 Great post! I wish I had had this when I had my first baby. I didn't know how to enjoy playing except to try to force myself to think like a toddler, :) and it really would have been better for him if I'd used more advanced (normal adult) language and play situations sometimes instead of trying to figure out what a toddler would know or do. Great post! I wish I had had this when I had my first baby. I didn’t know how to enjoy playing except to try to force myself to think like a toddler, :) and it really would have been better for him if I’d used more advanced (normal adult) language and play situations sometimes instead of trying to figure out what a toddler would know or do.

]]> By: Audrey http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Audrey Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:19:47 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-160 This was so encouraging and helpful. As a mom of two girly girls I struggle to play their games. I didn't like Barbies (I sold mine) and didn't play princesses when I was their age. I was an outside kid. I tend to zone out when they make me play Barbies. So, instead, i just play my way... I talk about what the Barbies are studying in school. Where we are traveling in the world...etc. Educational and fun for all! This was so encouraging and helpful. As a mom of two girly girls I struggle to play their games. I didn’t like Barbies (I sold mine) and didn’t play princesses when I was their age. I was an outside kid. I tend to zone out when they make me play Barbies. So, instead, i just play my way… I talk about what the Barbies are studying in school. Where we are traveling in the world…etc. Educational and fun for all!

]]> By: Spaghetti Box Kids http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Spaghetti Box Kids Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:27:54 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-155 Thank you both . Hope it goes well for you. All the Best--- AV Thank you both . Hope it goes well for you.

All the Best—

AV

]]> By: anicam http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-152 anicam Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:07:57 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-152 Nice article...and highly informative. I appreciate the strategy here. Nice article…and highly informative.
I appreciate the strategy here.

]]> By: Karen http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/parenting-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Karen Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:09:26 +0000 http://spaghettiboxkids.com/blog/?p=463#comment-151 This is great! Sometimes it is so exhausting "to play" when your mind is on other things. It is hard for me to let go of everything to enjoy playing with my child. Actually playing and enjoying a good break might be a good for me also. Perhaps my energy level will be renewed with this new attitude. Thank you again! This is great! Sometimes it is so exhausting “to play” when your mind is on other things. It is hard for me to let go of everything to enjoy playing with my child. Actually playing and enjoying a good break might be a good for me also. Perhaps my energy level will be renewed with this new attitude.
Thank you again!

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