tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post8390386086336970744..comments2023-12-21T00:50:08.573+11:00Comments on "No reading at the breakfast table": How boys playJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17557633180012575687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post-75802171531327438122009-06-03T10:31:46.800+10:002009-06-03T10:31:46.800+10:00Some days I think life is just one big rumble in o...Some days I think life is just one big rumble in our home with three boys 6, 8, and 11! Our two main rules are - never actually hurt someone (although it can look like it) and stop when the first one wants to. This means dad needs to regularly get involved to moniter and teach self restraint because what might have been OK a month ago may not be now you are a month stronger. In regard to weapons - we technically have no guns but all weapons can only be used to fight imaginary baddies although it is hard to have a light sabre duel with an imaginary baddie when there is a willing brother standing by!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403142842980376541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post-9252260491004261442009-05-30T15:51:21.044+10:002009-05-30T15:51:21.044+10:00Aidan is naturally a reader and a computer head an...Aidan is naturally a reader and a computer head and Baxter loves craft and computers but they are not pleasant to be around if they have been sitting still for too long. So it's good when they play together and get some of the energy out. <br /><br />I would love to hear what some others think - especially those who have boys who are closer in age than mine. Especially about the question of boundaries and rules when they play together.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557633180012575687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307360448382903712.post-53927250504750067772009-05-30T15:05:50.227+10:002009-05-30T15:05:50.227+10:00I have been amazed at how different boys are. I w...I have been amazed at how different boys are. I wonder whether the whole "shoot/stab/kill" things come from the inbuilt mechanism to be the hunter and protector - which is very real in different cultures. I was always a 'no-guns' thinker but wonder whether it is a matter of teaching them appropriate ways of play? I don't know - i am just entering the world of boys with 1 x 5.yo. What do you think?<br /><br />Nicky FNicky Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881409783701024730noreply@blogger.com