Rules of Toddler Play

06/09/2009

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
Mary Oliver, poet

In their book, The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems, (New York: Atria Books, 2005), Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau present this list of "8 Rules of Toddler Play"...

If I like it, it's mine.
If it's in my hand, it's mine.
If I can take if from you, it's mine.
If I had it a little time ago, it's mine.
If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way, shape, or form.
If I'm doing or building something, all the pieces are mine.
If it looks like mine, it's mine.
If I think it's mine, it's mine.

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