Comments on: Boys Need Toy Guns For Academic Development! http://www.riyaagnihotri.com/child-development/boys-need-toy-guns-for-academic-development/ This site is designed to bring you the latest in child development for children and teenagers, positive parenting, spiritual parenting, South Asian Education Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Payal http://www.riyaagnihotri.com/child-development/boys-need-toy-guns-for-academic-development/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Payal Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:28:26 +0000 http://www.ambaraypublishing.co.uk/?p=112#comment-661 As I was reading your blogpost I found myself nodding in agreement. As an educator and mother, I am amazed at how my 4-year old indulges in imaginative play fights with demons and "bad peoples". I have to be vigilant and cognizant of what he is internalises from his environment and steer away his imaginative play so that it is "boy-like" and yet not violent. My husband and I decided that we are going to take charge of this need of his and so in the evening I do a fair bit of gymnastics and goofing around in the garb of dance and before bedtime, my husband and he get into make believe wars (with no weapons)- an amalgamation of hide, attack bodily and camouflage. Another thing that baffles me is why do well-meaning people think that guns are the best gifts that they can get for boys. Good post....your lucid writing reflects your beliefs and principles! As I was reading your blogpost I found myself nodding in agreement. As an educator and mother, I am amazed at how my 4-year old indulges in imaginative play fights with demons and “bad peoples”. I have to be vigilant and cognizant of what he is internalises from his environment and steer away his imaginative play so that it is “boy-like” and yet not violent. My husband and I decided that we are going to take charge of this need of his and so in the evening I do a fair bit of gymnastics and goofing around in the garb of dance and before bedtime, my husband and he get into make believe wars (with no weapons)- an amalgamation of hide, attack bodily and camouflage.

Another thing that baffles me is why do well-meaning people think that guns are the best gifts that they can get for boys.

Good post….your lucid writing reflects your beliefs and principles!

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