My 3 1/2 year old plays like he is a warewolf or Scooby Doo monster sometimes.
That’s good for him. I played make believe with my kids a lot and read them stories. The trick is to make sure they understand reality. Also, despite a lot of kids and some very scary bedtime stories, my kids never had trouble with nightmares.
‘My 3 1/2 year old plays like he is a warewolf or Scooby Doo monster sometimes.”
THEN HE ACTUALLY IS WOLFMAN AND SCOOBY DOO AND MUST BE TREATED AS SUCH /s
Exactly what I was thinking. When kids pretend to be the Three Stooges, do you give them hammers? When they want to be Superman do you let them jump off the roof? No, you make sure they learn what is appropriate.
Giving in to a child’s every extravagant wish and whim is child abuse.