Playtime

Once the weather breaks it is great to be able to take the little ones outside to stretch their legs. The best part is watching them interact with other kids. Is one kid bossy, a follower, a loner or a little bit of everything. To me I really look at how the parents interact with the kids, that tells me a lot. Today a child brought out his ball and bike but didn't really play with it. He was too busy going down the dual slides with my daughter. The instant another kid came out and touched his bike he ran over and took it away. His father walked over and had a chat with him and he let the child get on the back and when he was done he got back on. That's what I love to see because there are a lot of parents letting their kids play full contact football in dept stores and I hear "keep it down!" Really? That's it? How about stop before this guy drop kicks you. Observing your kids is so key because you can curtail or encourage all the behaviors. No I didn't like hearing "yeah he is hard headed, I'm going to have trouble when he is 16." Dude he is 2 now. That's 14 years away and you sense doom already? He could remind you of yourself but make him better than you. Isn't that our job anyway?