I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for kids to get dirty! Wake up parents.. it’s just dirt, you can sweep it away easily and end each day with a big warm bubble bath ensuring your child goes to sleep clean. I know many of you have a cleanliness thing... well.. Get Over It! Your kid needs you to allow them to touch and feel and enjoy different textures of doe, sand, plasticine, hand paint colors, shaving cream etc etc
I read somewhere that the simple act of allowing oneself to experience purely sensory tactile experience like smooshing clay... allows the brain to make new connections while relaxing and being a meditative enjoyable experience.
so... sit opposite your child with a big bowl and add conditioner to cornflower
or.. flower with simple Canola Oil! smoosh and Moosh With your hands and feet and add different shiny sparkles! Perhaps place 2 little play mobile people and attempt to enter an imaginary play together in this big box of messy comfortable goodness!
Whatever you do... please let go... be a child and enjoy making a fabulous wonderous mess while Connecting to your magical child.
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