How to play together: 20 rules for the game

1. The most important thing is the child to feel safe and to feel protected. It needs intimacy to concentrate on his game.

2. The child have not be afraid of a punishment until it is playing so do not become it is quite noisy or mess up the room, sometimes this is just a part of the game. Tell him if you become uncomfortable, but do not restrict it too much.

3. Provide enough space to play. It does not mean always only the children's room, sometimes the children feel like isolated. Therefore give the baby a chance to share its game with you – give it a small place to play in the kitchen or living room, where the baby will feel free.

4. Other important places to play in the flat are the tub (where of course there are some boats, ducks or fishes) and a stable table used for painting and making some things and where the baby is free to make any scratches and stains.

5. Play with your child as more often! Even the best toys can not replace Mom and Dad. One child enjoys the games and learns more when has its parents attention.

6. But do not feel obliged to continuously play with your child. Say 'no' when you really do not have time. Your child must also learn to overcome the boredom by itself and to rely on its own ideas.

7. Leave the child to take the initiative. If the tower falls down six times and seventh remains, it will learn much more than if mom properly build the tower.

8. Express your interest to the game: you can watch, ask questions and propose how to continue the game further.

9. In games where is some kind of a contest (win or loose) make that so the child to have equal chances to win. This game is for example the game of dice in which relies on luck.

10. Join and sing with your child even when the text of the song is far away of the original one. Allow the child to play with the ball of a cloth made in a knot. This provoked his imagination and skill.

11. If your child goes deep into its game do not mess up! Compensate it with few more minutes to be able to finish the game for any urgent interruption.

12. Be sure that your child has enough contacts with his peers or with greater kids. Kindergartens, children's centers, and later - teams and courses, help your child to find friends and to obtain experience.

13. When you are choosing a toy, pay more attention to quality rather than the size. Toy must be multifunctional and not a danger to the child.

14. Do not hurry to throw away the unnecessary things from home, they can be used for the game - such as pillows, pots, boxes of shoes and eggs, buttons, clothing, pieces of wallpaper…

15. The best game for children is to help you. So clever parents allow their children to them in cooking, cleaning, in different preparations, even if by this delayed their work.

16. In the purchase of toys do not ignore the advices of the teachers and nurses from the kindergarten.

17. First of all watch your child carefully: what is it favorite game or toy, which toys put at his right side? Try to buy toys that would affect the child's multilateral - to be useful for building, painting and organizing, but also suitable for games in roles…

18. The order is a very important topic. Everything is OK if you do not have anything against when the toys and objects remain for several days scattered around the room, but if you did not agree to such chaos, provide enough s[ace to your children for their toys: cabinets, boxes, shelf… Sometimes the child could need your help to set in order its room.

19. In order to not be bored playing your kid, choose toys and games that could be interesting for you too but do not forget the requests of the child.

20. The last and the most important rule: do not forget to make fun together

Jolly games!