The article shares a mother's experience balancing work as a speech-language pathologist and raising her own three children as a single parent. Although exhausted from playing with other people's children, she found ways to engage her kids meaningfully through everyday activities like cooking and chores. She emphasizes that quality time spent together and communication are critical for their development, even if it doesn’t involve typical toy play. By setting appropriate boundaries for herself and encouraging independence in her kids, she successfully fostered a playful family environment.
Instead of playing with toys, I focused on embodying playfulness. I prioritized meaningful, joyful engagement during everyday tasks.
When we cooked together or did chores, we got silly and danced. When we went on walks, we talked about everything we saw.
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