Game manual

Target

The parents and the toddler needs to fulfill some exercises together. During this exercises they need to trust on each other’s presence and involvement.

  1. The parents and the child needs to imitate an airplane. The parents had to lie down on the back with the arms in the air and the legs in a corner of 90 degrees. After that the toddler needs to put his hands in the hands of the parents and needs to place the feet of the parents in their groin. After that the parents needs to lift the kid in the air so that the kid gets the feeling that he is flying.

  2. The parents needs to stand up on a soft underground and has to be ready to catch the toddler. The toddler is standing in front of the parents with his back turned to the parents. The toddler can’t see what the parents is doing. When the toddler is ready, he can fall backwards in the arms of the parents. The toddler needs to trust the parents that he will catch his kid.

This exercise needs to bring trust between the parents and the child. It’s the intention that they trust each other while they are doing this exercise. On this way they have to get the feeling that they are there for each other and that they will catch each other if it is necessary.

 

Position on the wire

This activity can be put on the “attach wire” position because the toddler needs to trust his parents and the parents needs to trust the toddler. The toddler gets the freedom to explore some activities, but needs the parents during this activities. He needs them to be there for him so he can feel that he can count on his parents.

 

Part of the parent

Part of the child

The parents have to fulfill an important role. They have to show to their kid that they can trust them and that they are there when the toddler needs them. The parents needs to give the feeling that they are there for the kid, also at moments that it isn’t obligated.

When the parents can show that they are trustable, it can lead to the fact that the toddler will search proximity from the parents and will feel safe and loved. The toddler can get a feeling that the parents is responsible. This can create more involvement and responsibility.

The toddler needs to trust the parents and put his safety in the hands of the mom and dad. They have to face their fears and believe that the parents are going to be there for them. They have to believe in their parents and in his own.

When the activity is going well, the kid is going to have trust in the parents and is going to believe that the parents are involved and presence. The kid will get the feeling that he can count on the parents when it is necessary. There will be created a safe haven for the kid to explore.

Necessities

Evaluation

  • Soft underground (in case they would fall)

 

Every member of the family gets a clothespin. Every member needs to put this clothespin on a body part of his own. How higher the clothespin had been placed, how happier the member is. How lower the clothespin had been places, how more sad the member is. There can be asked a lot of questions like: “Did you like it?”, “Where you scared?”, “Did had trust the others?”, “Did you felt safe?”, “Would you like to do it again?” ... .

 

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