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This might be something you do need to hear today, because that parent guilt is SO real...
You're allowed to love your children and NOT want to play with them for hours every single day.
In fact, you're not supposed to be their entire entertainment system.
Children need other children. They need playmates who are just as excited to build the fort, invent the game, run around the garden or spend 45 minutes deciding what imaginary creature lives under the table.
When we've made ourselves the answer to every moment of boredom, every request for play and every need for entertainment, something gets lost.
Our children miss out on the magic of peer play. And we end up exhausted, resentful and feeling like we're NEVER doing enough.
The answer isn't to disengage from our children. It's to stop expecting one parent to fill EVERY role.
This is also why the environment at home matters so much.
When children have spaces that invite them into independent play, they don't need us to be the director of every activity.
If you're feeling lost where to start with this and give yourself a little breathing room, comment HAVEN and I'll send you FREE access to our Play-Inducing Haven masterclass, where you'll learn how to create five play zones that encourage more independent play, creativity, and engagement — without buying a house full of toys.