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[quote=Anonymous]Well, can't he at least do the nature walk part? Ok, so your son will likely run ahead, but at 5 he is old enough to come back, right? And once he burns some energy they can enjoy being outside together.

My dad isn't a baby person at all and is clearly not that interested in doing day-to-day stuff with his young grandchildren. I mean, he loves them, he has pictures of them everywhere, but when they're actually together his tolerance is fairly short. We went to the playground and he spent the whole time playing games on his phone. BUT, then we went to a structured garden (like Brookside Garden but in Philadelphia). This is a place my dad loves. Well, my 19 month old adored it -- he was running everywhere laughing his head off -- and because it was a place my dad enjoys, he actually spent quite a bit of time interacting with my son. He is bored doing traditional kid activities but if you can put the kid into a place he likes (within reason -- a toddler isn't going to sit still at a coffee house) -- then he is very happy to interact and his tolerance goes way up. So maybe this is something your dad and your son can do together -- an outside activity that grandpa would enjoy regardless and that is appropriate for a high-energy kid.[/quote]

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