tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864582254149280208.post8798166808379754906..comments2023-05-25T08:19:25.002-04:00Comments on LivingPlaying Blog: Learning to Play?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864582254149280208.post-58109549208702105012008-03-29T21:15:00.000-04:002008-03-29T21:15:00.000-04:00So interesting Cricket. You know, in simplistic te...So interesting Cricket. You know, in simplistic terms, it's not unlike the game of tennis--which, unfortunately, I don't play, but I digress. My point, however, is that if you play tennis, you always want to play with someone who is better than you. That way, you learn and get better. Simple concept, right? <BR/><BR/>I think as parents there is something we can do for our children--in the absence of the better alternative which would be other children. But, the larger social issue seems a bit overwhelming, doesn't it?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391963968436069761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864582254149280208.post-12778639493835970182008-03-29T10:25:00.000-04:002008-03-29T10:25:00.000-04:00This is fascinating. I heard the last couple minut...This is fascinating. I heard the last couple minutes of the same story on NPR. And what you say links into other things I have heard lately. Like yourself, it is my oldest child who suffers from self-regulatory difficulties. She has always had plenty of same age playmates; from the time she was three weeks old, in fact. So when the pediatrician blamed her issues on a lack of social interaction, I just rolled my eyes. But perhaps there is something to it. Perhaps what she really needed was to be in a playgroup of older kids. Recently I read Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals by Bryna Siegel. One of the (many sensible) suggestions she makes is to have the autistic child play with a peer who is several years older. Put an 8 year old with a 5 year old. That seems to go along with Tools of the Mind. <BR/><BR/>Recently I was trying to teach my daughter to play "Colored Eggs", a game my siblings and I played endlessly as children. The general idea is this: one child is the mama hen, one is the fox, and the rest are colored eggs. It is a basic chase-type game where the fox tries to get the eggs. But trying to explain the idiosyncrasies of the game, or the social dynamic of the players, was near impossible. Yet when I was a child, there was no question about these things. It was all taught by example from the older children to the younger.<BR/><BR/>It makes me start to wonder if Autism, SID, ADHD and the like are societal issues which have been a long time coming.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715978288018800117noreply@blogger.com