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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really, folks, parenting should have as light a touch as possible while keeping kids safe and motivated to do well.  That means don’t shut them down.  The scars from your controlling impulse during their brain growth years will last a lifetime.[/quote]

Such a strange take.
Parenting is literally lovingly setting boundaries. This labeling of employing parental wisdom and discernment to guide and instruct our children as “controlling impulse” is a strange culture of fear. You can and should teach your child about norms and expectations. And about reality and pretend. 
[b]“Sweetie, we love that you have fun watching Paw Patrol! And it’s fun to pretend, isn’t it? When Mommy and Larlo are playing Paw Patrol, I can call you ‘Rubble’ but that’s the name of a pretend doggie. Larlo is what we call you when we’re not pretending.”[/b]
This is not unreasonable.
If tantrum ensues, you address the tantrum, not the name.[/quote]

LOL that's a lot of words for picking a fight with a kid for no reason.  Imagine being a person who insists a child can only play pretend while a screen is on, and then also decdiding that you should be giving parenting advice.[/quote]

Imagine not understanding that parenting takes lots of time and attention with your child. [/quote]

Fighting with a kid over having an imagination is not lots of time and attention, and certainly not *more* time an attention than playing a game with them that want to play.  You're just intentionally setting up a power struggle so that you can win.  It's unnecessary and telling your kid to turn their imagination off as soon as the screen is off is not good parenting.[/quote]

You do you, Boo.[/quote]

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