Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:32     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
My seven year old somehow constructed a play family during group tennis lessons the other day. Just a real commitment to figuring out who is baby sis.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:30     Subject: Re:8 Year Old Playing Pretend
My 5th grader does sometimes. It’s fine.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:29     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
My DC of the same age likes to play pretend baby with me too. I'm guessing it's a stage of growing up.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:29     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
My 5th grader and friends are playing Dance Moms on the playground.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:22     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend

It's healthy and normal.

And the longer they do it, the better it is.

My 7th grader DD and her friends play with their Schleich figurines, then play Dungeons and Dragons. They play Minecraft, have fun with Character.ai, write short stories...

... it's all good.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:19     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
dh. we preteneded cops and robbers through about 10, maybe even 11.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:17     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
Anonymous wrote:The cat phase is the worst


Hopefully they don’t try to use the litter box.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:16     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
Anonymous wrote:The cat phase is the worst


We are still deep into I’m a cat.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:14     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
The cat phase is the worst
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:13     Subject: Re:8 Year Old Playing Pretend
More common than a parent questioning normal child behavior.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:12     Subject: Re:8 Year Old Playing Pretend
No, she is behind. She should discussing quantum physics at least for few years now.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:11     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
This is normal and very sweet. I think we as a society has forgotten how simple childhood can be
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:11     Subject: Re:8 Year Old Playing Pretend
Lol. Very common.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:09     Subject: Re:8 Year Old Playing Pretend
A re you seriously starting a forum to ask this ridiculous question?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2023 09:07     Subject: 8 Year Old Playing Pretend
Is it common for 8 year olds to still play pretend? DD and her friends like to play games where one of them is a baby.