Video Games

How I was a bad parent today

• Playing Super Paper Mario Brothers

Video games are a great way to teach your child hand eye coordination.  So that is what we did today.  We have a WII and my son likes to play Super Paper Mario Brothers.  At first though he just wanted to watch me play, I think he thought it was like a cartoon that he could take control of and tell me where to go.   I kept asking him if he wanted to play and he finally said yes and I must say he is not half bad. 

Now this is not an activity that you can just walk away from your child while they play.  You have to be there to read everything and to help him get where he needs to go.  It seems like a great activity because he is learning hand eye coordination and I am reading to him.  I just do not see how this could get any better other than having to run in place while we do it, but that is another post with WII Fit.

 

In the Car

How I was a bad parent today

• Played in the car

Ever since my son was about 2 ½ he loves playing in the car.  He likes to sit behind the wheel and pretend we are going places.  We go to Toys R Us, the pizza place, and the doughnut shop.  Once we get there we have to get out of the car buy our products and get back in to go to the next stop.  In my opinion it’s not a whole lot of fun getting in and out of the car, but he seems to love it. 

So if you are looking for some time to kill just sit your little one in the front seat of the car and he will drive you all around town to his favorite places.  If your child does not like to pretend to drive there are the windshield wipers, blinkers, and hazard lights to play with.