Dad-Play

Many Moms complain about the way Dads play with their children - or worry that they DON'T play enough with them. My hubby is really good at engaging the kids ~ especially creatively. He is the jack-of-all-trades with many artistic talents. He plays lots of musical instruments; he can sketch, paint, sculpt; he even has great dance moves :) One of my complaints is that he's SO good that the kids can't do what he does. So, if he is drawing with the boys all I hear is, "Daddy, draw this. Daddy, draw that." and I worry DADDY is doing all the drawing. However, on other occasions he is able to really teach them...about playing songs on the piano, drawing animals, or (note picture below) making clay objects. He will go step-by-step and model for them, they copy, and everyone creates something beautiful. I ask him to tone-down the talent just a bit so the boys won't feel too inferior...and the flower on the left is DADDY'S - and the one on the right is DREW'S.


Sometimes we need to back off and let dads be dads...and play as they will. Beautiful lessons are learned from Dads ~ especially those who truly engage their children, as mine does. Embrace dads' differences and let the kids (and dads) have fun!