I have ADHD and was diagnosed as an adult. Even when I’m caught up on meds and everything I’m having a severe mental block when it comes to playing with dolls and action figures and similar toys.
My kid is just barely 4 and loves playing with toys now more than they ever have before. I feel like such a shit dad because it’s so hard for me to give the scene my undivided attention and I clearly don’t play for long enough intervals to satisfy them.
Any tips? They’re an only child and i try to deflect and go outside or suggest books or arts and crafts but once again that makes me feel like I’m telling them what to play instead of playing with them.
I am looking for advice however i will say now that just powering through and playing with the dang toys works sometimes but not nearly as often as I’d like
my girl is almost 4 and loves play-doh and drawing. More often than not I can give her some crayons and paper/coloring book and she’ll be fine playing by herself, and if she wants me to help she will direct me to specific pieces of the coloring book. “you do this, I do this”. Makes it a lot easier to play when she’s telling me exactly what to do.
damn i remember you posting about being a new parent and now she’s already 4, time really do keep on slippin, slippin, slippin, into the future
Its so true. Now that my kid is in school (which I work at) everyone says thr same thing. Its hard to believe how much of a little person she’s becoming. Time fucking flys.
My one very much likes to play with me and I love playing and going outside and drawing and play doh but something about playing with toys and roleplaying as they toy saps my energy and makes me feel so bad about it.
“okay little one, you play the doctor and I’ll pretend to be in a coma”