This will basically be a test post, not much real meat.
A friend of mine posted an article about free range parenting on Facebook yesterday. I realize that I say no way too often, and it's usually over little things that really won't harm anything. So I decided to let go. Yes Adi, you can wear my shoes around the house, yes you can play on the pantry, yes you can 'sweep', yes you can scrub the sink, yes you can take all of the canned goods out of the pantry and stack them on the table, and yes you can play under the table with your Papa's gym bag.
Hopefully Mike will jump on board. Yes it makes things a little messy, but that just opens up an opportunity to teach Adi to clean up after herself. And really the big idea is to allow her imagination to really take off, and become more independent.
This whole parenting thing really is a learn as you go kind of thing isn't it?
I totally agree with this style of parenting. And yes, it sure is learn as you go. How great that Adi is so easily entertained (stacking cans)!
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