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[quote=Anonymous]My 5.5yo DD can be very stubborn and usually wants things to be done exactly her way. We’ve had some issues lately when she is playing with friends and they aren’t “playing the right way” - I.e. doing exactly what she wants.

For example, this afternoon a kid from her class came over and they were playing nicely for 30 mins. They decided they were going to play family and they were both moms with babies. As they were playing I could hear DD becoming increasingly frustrated that the “story” wasn’t right. The friend was just going with the flow and making things up as she went, and DD wanted them to be going to a birthday party and must have had something specific in her mind. She ended up coming to me crying and saying she doesn’t want to play with the friend anymore, doesn’t like playing with her, etc.

Part of the problem is that DD didn’t really articulate what she wanted the friend to do exactly so how was she supposed to know? Although at one point DD was telling her what her doll should say and the friend didn’t want to follow perfectly. Second, playing is a two way street so she needs to be more flexible.

She does this same thing when DH and I play with her too and we probably oblige her more than we should by following her directions.

Does anyone else have a child like this? What is the best way to teach flexibility when playing with others? Or do we just let her navigate with friends on her own?[/quote]

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