Re: Playful parenting isn't always "playful" (about my "off" sense of humor)
When my oldest starts getting whiny and "why, Mama??" I pull out a piratey voice. "Cuz I'm the meanest mum that ever mummed in Mumsville!" She will almost certainly join in, even if it's begrudgingly at first.
When she drives me up the wall, I tell her I'm about to sell her to the zoo. It's a light way for me to let her know she's got to rein things in a bit.
We used to do loads of pretending but as she gets older, she likes planning and making things up. So instead of pretending to be bears cleaning their cave, now we make up what our own theme park would be like. It is ongoing and allows for creativity and joining each other in an imaginary place.
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