Lately we have been preaching on our facebook page about getting your kids outdoors and away from the digital babysitter (TV). Statistics tell us that children spend roughly 4 hours a day watching television of some sort. That comes out to be 13 years of watching television non-stop for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! So, this last weekend Ky got in a full day of unstructured free play in the shop while my Dad and I did some work.
For the most part Ky kept away from the tools and left his earmuffs on. His big fascination was with all of the sawdust we were creating. Needless to say we had one DIRTY boy by the end of the day. We let him pound around with a rubber hammer and draw on the lumber.
We gave him the option of hanging out inside with Grandma and watch a movie, but he held me to my beliefs in wanting to be outside with daddy. It was great to have him out with us while we worked. Seldom did he get in the way, rather it was great to spend that day with him even though our interaction was minimal. He was happy playing and getting dirty while daddy worked.
A common misconception of playing with your kids is that you have to constantly interact with them. This is not always true. A lot of time they are content doing their own thing in your presence with minimal interaction. The best thing is to just let them be and take pleasure in what they are learning. At the end of the day you have learned and they have learned. Nothing is lost and everyone is happy.
-Corey King
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