Amelia spent the night at Nana and DD's house this weekend and Katie and I went to play with her some. We tried playing Play-Doh. It wasn't working! Kate stayed at the Play-Doh table with me, but that Amelia - she wasn't staying put! It made me sort of frust-er-ated (which, by the way, is one of my favorite words) so Nana told me that Amelia isn't really old enough to play with Play-Doh like I like to play. She told me that if I wanted us to all play together, I might have to change how I played.
Then Nana told me that it was developmentally appropriate for Amelia to stack things and knock them down. So, I stacked the Play-Doh containers and Amelia knocked them down. Kate played happily at the table with her Play-Doh. At last! We were all playing together and all having a wonderful time.
I guess when you play with babies, you can't just tell them what to do. I guess they aren't like Kate.
Love,
Avery "Developmentally Appropriate Play" McClinton
That is so sweet for Avery to teach Amelia to play. Before you know it, she will be playing dress-up with them.
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