Best advice I received from my grandma was to fit my kids into my life- not to fit my life into theirs.
2024-01-18 17:54:44
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_kirby_ :
I'm 32, my parents never actively tried to entertain me growing up, this whole idea of keeping your kids from being bored EVER is so crazy to me and I feel like it just creats dependence on others
2024-01-18 22:43:19
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Lara :
Absolutely!!! I believe we need to give kids down time to play alone gives them time to use their imagination
2024-01-18 17:44:46
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selinianna :
as a teacher let me tell you, it's very good for chieden to be bored sometimes, because it can stimulate their own creativity
2024-01-19 06:42:56
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Leslie 🌸 :
kids need boredom to develop imagination, and mom to rest 😭😂
2024-01-19 11:36:38
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FloralButchCub :
As a Finnish 90's kid I've been finding it weird how much I see these childrens activities. I guess my mum occasionally gave us activities but they were always simple stuff like let's paint together.
2024-01-20 09:08:21
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Paula Ciasullo 🌸 :
I’m 53 and my mom never played with me as a child
2024-01-19 02:27:23
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Acrisalm :
I am cuban. We just followed adults and did daily activities with them according to our age and capabilities. Kitchen stuff, cleaning, errands, etc.
2024-01-18 23:04:05
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user2638033698704 :
Big Italian family here. 6 siblings. That is exactly how we were raised. It definitely created better results for us as adults, and we are all very close.
2024-01-18 22:27:14
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Lexiannehills03f :
This is normal in America or was for me. My parents never did kids activities with me EVER. Except learning skills like math and reading. Treating your child like adult young makes them more mature. I
2024-01-18 21:57:18
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Asesoria Villanueva :
I think our generation is trying to reparent ourselves through our kids what a luxury we have
2024-01-18 19:24:26
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Billie🐶 :
My husband is Irish and his mom never did anything with him.When our kids were young,he used to tell me I was a great mom for playing with them!!
2024-01-18 21:28:26
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Maria Yanna Healing :
I am Romanian and I was raised as your husband.
2024-01-18 21:06:32
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Maggie Manger :
None of our mothers did this. They sent us outside.
2024-01-19 11:47:15
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Not a good tiktoker :
Yessss, it’s always felt unnatural to me to play pretend and dolls and whatever; why would I pollute her imaginative play with my ideas? Anyway,
2024-01-18 18:27:12
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cindyjarvis64 :
My children played independently…they’re wonderful independent adults now.
2024-01-18 19:27:11
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MLSC :
My mom made sure we had time with my cousins, No different from neighborhood kids. We spent life outside, grounded from my friends and family if
2024-01-19 01:24:48
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One happy day :
Yes! And last night my 13 year old son said “let’s all cook dinner together”. That’s what we do! 🥰
2024-01-18 18:40:38
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Lauren Carpenter :
I love my kids and I'll joke around or have fun for a minute, but I never all out play with them. So this made me feel a little better 😁
2024-01-18 21:23:19
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Chelsea Kirk100 :
The book Hunt, Gather, Parent first introduced this idea to me!
2024-01-18 18:22:05
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Maryann :
When I took my kids to the playground I said I’ll be sitting on this bench if you need me. But the rest of the parents were w/their kids. 🤔
2024-01-18 21:04:32
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mmeisner18 :
We put so much stress on ourselves as moms
2024-01-19 06:25:19
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Pilar Magdalena :
My parents either.
2024-01-18 23:21:40
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Ellen :
Yes!! I’ve been having independent play for my 3 y/o. She has more fun. 😂 We still work on certain things together.
2024-01-18 18:01:07
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itsnotwhatyouthink05 :
I needed this, lately I'm trying to teach my 3yo that mom can't play with her all the time. but I asked her when she felt mom loves her and she(next)
2024-01-19 14:43:34
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