Do You Remember How to Play?

As I watched my daughters play with their Barbie dolls, I realized how long it had been since I myself had played with Barbies. I was in a chair reading while they were playing quietly in their own little Barbie worlds, occasionally stopping to ask me to change an outfit (remembering that was always hard to try to fit pants and skirts on those legs). I stopped reading and watched them play before my oldest asked me if I wanted to play with them; I happily joined them. I was instructed which Barbie was to be wearing which outfit and what the dolls were suppose to be doing. We placed the dolls in and out of the cars; played in the little home; and cheered for the team. We all laughed as we made them jump and dance.




Let's face it - as parents it is hard to try to give each child their own special time during the evenings when homework, dinner, baths, laundry, and bedtime stories have to be done in such a short period of time. We probably did not play for more than fifteen minutes that day but I was able to love my girls in a way that was rewarding for all of us. I also learned that my youngest daughter wants to have quality time with her mom as does her big sister.





Find something you and your children can do together whether its tossing a ball, cooking together, playing on the Wii or working on a puzzle . Children are hungry for affection from their parents and don't we want to teach them now, as preschoolers, to come to us for the love and affection they need and desire.