One thing that really caught my eye while reading chapter
ten was the section about active play. This caught my eye because I remember
one specific story that relates to the term sociodramatic play. This is when
children pretend to have certain roles and act out certain plots such as being
a mother or father, Cinderella or Captain Hook. I remember when I was younger I
used to play with my old cat named Sam. I always pretended she was my kid in
some way. She got so old that she didn’t care what I did, so of course being a
child I dressed her up in doll clothes and put her in my baby stroller. The
best part about it was that she didn’t even try to escape she just always sat
there and dealt with it. This relates to sociodramatic play because I was
acting as a mother or caregiver. Another type of active play that I related to
was rough-and-tumble play. This is where children mimic aggression with no
intent to hurting one another. I remember when I was younger that my neighbors
and I would play these crazy scenario games where we would chase each other and
wrestle one another, of course because I was one of the guys. I had a fun time playing and using my
imagination as a kid. The one thing that I am curious to and would like opinions
on is, if you think that certain parenting styles can affect the types of play
children participate in? I think that they do in some ways but kids are kids
and are just going to do what is fun for them.
I think parenting styles do play some part in how kids use their imaginations because I see it in my son. When he comes home from his dads he tells met that his dad doesn't play with him and just makes him play by himself but gets mad when he makes a mess all over the floor with his toys while he is playing. When he is with me it is very different because he is able to make a mess with the house and build me something with his blocks or pretends to be Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates with his team treasure chest that has gold dubloons in it. My son's dad doesn't let him play with baby dolls even though he wants to because he says he is gay then. My son loves to play with baby dolls and I think it brings out a more sensitive and caring side to me. I know my sons dad doesn't let him do what he wants because he thinks being gay is a bad thing. I am totally different but then again we also have issues agreeing on different co-parenting things. I read this same section and related it to my own life with my son.
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