Kate Silverton Instagram – Wrestling, pillow fights or generally rough-housing with our kids can be enormous fun AND brings us closer together … so long as it’s down safely and with consent
Five or ten minutes of having a pillow fight ( gently !) on the bed, practicing our best martial art moves ( no hitting or hurting though ) and mock fighting ( wow you are SO strong …mummy / daddy is going to have to give in you win!) are brilliant at boosting the all important ‘love drug’ oxytocin, as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor – an important chemical for brain growth …
Ensure you do it in a safe space, no sharp edges or where you or your child could hurt yourselves, and establish some fun ground rules ‘we have to fist bump at the start and the finish !’ And get your child to suggest some more ‘we have to stop if anyone is no longer having fun’ … etc .. and don’t forget to let your child win / take charge … they so often have to ‘do as we tell them’ so letting them take the small wins can give our relationship a big win in turn … much more on how to enjoy safe ‘rough-housing’ with your children in my book ‘there’s STILL no such thing as naughty’ out on the 28th March and on preorder now – details in the bio
Good luck !
#parenting #parentingtips #play #mentalhealth | Posted on 27/Feb/2024 22:50:31
