THE FUNNY THING IS, I THINK HE WAS JUST AS INTERESTED IN THESE TOY BOATS AS HE IS IN ONES THAT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE BOATS. :)
The power of imagination. And the thing is, if kids don't expect to have everything, they learn to adapt. It wasn't my idea to use the empty shampoo bottles to play with - HE asked to use them before I threw them away. But he asked because he didn't have an expectation of having some fancy toy in the bathtub. He just wanted something, so he came up with an idea on his own.
A kid who is handed toys that speak for him and move for him and take all the imagination away is unable to create worlds for himself when he doesn't have the aid of flashing lights and moving wheels and video games.
So, next time Junior asks to have the newest toy, tell him NO. You'll be a better parent for it.
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