Children entertain each other

Parents who have one child, know how it is not easy. You yourself should entertain him, be his best friend and playmate, and not just his parents, because most of the time to fulfill all these roles is no one else.

However, if you have more than one child, they can play these roles for each other, leaving you only the parental responsibilities( and perhaps even giving you the opportunity to lie on the sofa with a newspaper from time to time).And do not consider yourself guilty because of this. Just the opposite.

It is much better for children if they, and not you, entertain themselves. Of course, this does not mean that you can never join their games, but such games are very rarely on an equal footing, contrary to your opinion. As a rule, you have more ideas than children, or at least you are trying to somehow direct their ideas. And if you do not, you allow them to act on their own, but without teaching them compromises. As you can see, you never come out victorious.

IS THEIR BUSINESS, AND THEY SHOULD DISASSEMBLE IN ALL OF THEIR INDEPENDENT, LET IT EVEN AND NOT WITHOUT THE CORR.

On the other hand, children in the family can be equal partners for each other without your participation. Yes, of course, one of them can win more often( and the more children you have, the more difficult the interactions between them are), but this should remain their business, not yours. You can not change the character given to them from birth, and it is possible that later you will find that the one who usually conceded will be the best diplomat and member of the team. So do not be tempted to break the harmony. This is their business, and they must deal with everything independently, even if not without quarrels.

It also happens that one of the children wants to play with others, and others want to be left alone. However, even in this case, children must solve the problem themselves. In the end, they will necessarily come to some common solution: it is very likely that the "loner" learns to be more open, and "sociable" - to entertain yourself on your own, so what's wrong with that?

So do not worry about a cup of tea and a newspaper, because, by eliminating interference in children's games and communication, you are doing a very good deed for them.