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[quote=Anonymous]There are some confused PPs who seem to believe that parents playing with their children is in itself bad or harmful.  It's not.  The issue is if there is a lack of playing and socializing with their peers.  As long as kids get plenty of that (days and weeks are long, people), some playtime with parents is actually nice.

It's bizarre to judge how a parent chooses to interact or not on the playground because you are seeing a tiny sliver of the child's day (and week).  I work two days a week in the summer and my young ES is in camp all day those days.  If you see us on the playground in the late afternoon/evening on those days, I might very well be playing with her (if she has asked me to).  She's been socializing with peers all day, and I haven't seen her much.

But if you see us at the playground M, W, F or the weekend, I will be on a bench reading or chatting with adults because we'll have had plenty of time together otherwise, and I do want her to practice socializing with her peers in a casual setting like a playground.

There's really nothing more to it than that.  [/quote]

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