https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/09/roughhouse-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roughhouse-play a Waldorf inspired blog Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/09/roughhouse-play/#comment-2916 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 01:12:19 +0000 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2014/09/roughhouse-play/#comment-2916 I can definitely relate!
I’ve struggled with the idea of rough play – as a teacher and as a parent. Even though I understand how important it is, I still had trouble letting go and trusting that my kids would learn and work it out.
At preschool I managed it with a range of clear limits, but at home I have more freedom to let go a little more and I am always surprised at how much care my kids can take even when in the middle of a ‘fight’ and how much empathy and understanding they show for each other… I always felt this kind of play would encourage the opposite!

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