Kids and Dads Need to Leap Into Play.
One of my many regrets as my children grow older is that I never played enough with them. Even if I played with them every waking moment, as we move to other dad-kid activities, I begin to miss just all out kids play. Along with my personal grieving over certain types of play, I have also begin to grieve the loss of play for so many kids in our culture. As schools cut recess time for more classroom instruction and lawyers and frantic parents cut play time for all of its inherent dangers, I grieve the loss of play among our children and families.
I do not believe that play is only important for kids to develop it is also important for dads to develop their relationship with their kids. One of the main tenets we promote at Strong Fathers-Strong Families in our workshops and presentations is that dads TEACH through play. If Moms and Lawyers, and Dads who don’t know any better limit play then it limits a dad’s influence. Read the rest of this entry »

















