Re: Poll: 3.5yo interactive v. independent play

On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:45:59 -0800, Emily <erb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Answers for dgd who is exactly 3.5 now

>Hi folks,
>
>I wanted to get a take on what other 3.5yos are like,
>so I thought I'd post this poll. For those with older
>kids, please try to remember what they were like
>at 3.5! I'll give more background in a separate post...
>
>-- In a typical day, how often does your child choose
>to play independently v. try to engage you in an activity?
>
This varies from day to day.

Today she played independently for quite a while
when she came to our house.
Other days she wants us to *watch* what she is doing.
Other days she wants us to take turns with her on anything
she determines is a game.

>-- If you set you child up with an activity (say something
>to do in the kitchen while you make dinner), will s/he
>keep doing it?
>
She has a very long attention span if you get the right
thing. She wants to help in the kitchen, so usually she
won't do something else while we cook. She will watch
Dora or Dragontales or some video when mommy is
doing housework as long as it doesn't involve vacuuming
because she is still scared of the noise of the vaccuum.

>-- What kinds of activities last the longest for independent
>play?
>
She plays with her animals. She loves the dinosaurs at
the moment and makes *dinosaur* land and then brings
other animals into it and has them talking about all kinds
of things.

>-- What kinds of activities does your child initiate
>for independent play?
>
Mostly playing with her animals. Sometimes playing
with blocks and cars (she builds cities and roads)
Interestingly she rarely puts the cars *on* the roads
though she makes roads.

>-- What kinds of activities does your child propose
>to try to engage you in interactive play?
>
She loves to say *it's crunching poppop time.* She
wants any adult to get down on the floor and let her
climb over them. She also tickles us with her animals.
She initiates a lot of rough and tumble games especially
with daddy or grandpa.

>Thanks!
>Emily


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Dorothy

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