Monday 21 May 2012

On giving my children the attention they crave.

The thing is, jigsaw puzzles really aren't a spectator sport.



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  1. Oh yes they are...

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    1. "Mummy! Watch me!!!"

      No, really, they're not.

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  2. Also, whatever you do give they'll only want more. Manage expectations....

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    1. Benign neglect. The parenting code I live by. Sadly though it only works 95% of the time.

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  3. I love them, but the kids get a bit annoying whilst I'm trying to concentrate on Noddy's car. it's complicated!

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    1. Remind me to post you the doublesided Rose Window of Chartres....

      Of course it doesn't help that I *hate* jigsaws. My children, unfortunately, take after their father on this one.

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  4. As long as they're not doing that dodgy 1970s one you're fine.

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  5. I'd forgotten that one. But no. Peppa Pig and Octonauts...

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  6. Oh yes - benign neglect. Or "If you ignore them long enough they will eventually find a way to entertain themselves."

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    1. Or murder each other. Which will also have the advantage of silence.

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  7. Oh jigsaws... We're awash with jigsaws at the moment. Hamish has suddenly become a jigsaw enthusiast since discovering that you can buy Playmobil jigsaws. At the moment he's on the 100 piece size, but he's advancing on to harder ones all the time, and I don't know how I am going to maintain my enthusiasm once we enter into 3D territory. Seriously time for me to get back out to work.

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    1. 100 piece??? But isn't he only wee? Oh dear... my children are suddenly underachieving.

      Jigsaws as a competitive spectator sport...

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  8. We have got beyond the jigsaw watching. Although the boys would still love me to just sit and watch them play!

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    1. To be fair, I love sitting and watching them play. Unfortunately as soon as I enter the room, the playing tends to stop and the fighting start...

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