Playful Parenting - by Lawrence Cohen | Derek Sivers

Take out the garbage? Next time try singing the request in a fake-opera voice instead of using the usual nagging tones.

When we constantly tell children what they should or shouldn’t do, they have no room to think for themselves and are forced to choose between resentful obedience or defiant rebellion. Playfulness helps them think for themselves, even about serious topics.

Playful Parenting is a way to enter a child’s world, on the child’s terms, in order to foster closeness, confidence, and connection.