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Bone Wars Needs a New Card
May. 25th, 2012 09:25 amToday's rediscovered historical figure that I must remember to tell my children about: Mary Anning.
a.k.a.: Dinosaur Hunter Mary!
a.k.a.: Dinosaur Hunter Mary!
May. 25th, 2012
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May. 25th, 2012 03:59 pmToday April and particularly Simone had a hard time on the playground. There was a group of older kids at Mosswood, all related, who resolutely did not want to play with them. Eventually April just went off to play by herself, but Simone was devastated. She sat in my lap and wailed for several minutes. The parent of the older kids was very apologetic, but I was a little bit more sanguine about it all and let her know.
Eventually I pointed Simone in the direction of a younger kid and a soccer ball instead and that seemed to solve the issue. Later, she found a branch and "shot" all of her adversaries in dramatically staged fashion. The other parent thought that was cute, thank goodness.
I am beginning to think, by the way, that kids at some parks, somewhat independent of age, are more open to strangers playing with them than at other parks. Bird Sanctuary Park (not its official name), for example, is incredibly social. Startlingly social. Big Frog Park is on the friendly side. Mosswood Park varies, as does Splash Pad Park. Totland is not as social as I always expect it to be, but I think that's in part because the children are on the young end and generally don't have the social skills necessary for more than parallel play. I don't know any of the other area playgrounds well enough to make a firm diagnosis yet.
Eventually I pointed Simone in the direction of a younger kid and a soccer ball instead and that seemed to solve the issue. Later, she found a branch and "shot" all of her adversaries in dramatically staged fashion. The other parent thought that was cute, thank goodness.
I am beginning to think, by the way, that kids at some parks, somewhat independent of age, are more open to strangers playing with them than at other parks. Bird Sanctuary Park (not its official name), for example, is incredibly social. Startlingly social. Big Frog Park is on the friendly side. Mosswood Park varies, as does Splash Pad Park. Totland is not as social as I always expect it to be, but I think that's in part because the children are on the young end and generally don't have the social skills necessary for more than parallel play. I don't know any of the other area playgrounds well enough to make a firm diagnosis yet.