Why do adults actually play with others, but not with Kids?
When your child wants to race you at the playground on the kiddie rock wall, why is there this assumption that your child can’t actually race you? Children can climb a rock wall, why else are these on the playground? Instead it seems that grown-ups will just barely move, and act like the Kiddie wall is the hardest thing ever. Why not actually climb, and actually race your child like they are wanting you to do? The whole point of a rock wall races to see who can get to the top first.
It is the same thing when a child wants to arm wrestle with them the adult seemingly barely even does much of anything, and it is very obvious that they are just straight up letting their kid win. Why doesn’t the adult actually put in effort when they arm wrestle? Why not actually challenge your kid, the whole point of arm wrestling is to see who is stronger. If the opponent loses then they just need to provide a little bit more strength. Why is there this automatic assumption that any child would lose or not be able to play with them?
I have also noticed this when parents have a running relay race with their child. Why don’t the parents actually run? Instead they will sort of do this really awkward walking, and they end up just letting their kid win. The whole point of a running race is to see Who is going to get there first. Why not actually run and actually challenge your kid? Your child just needs to run a little bit faster next time to actually be able to win. Again, there seems to be this automatic assumption that a child can’t run, they have running tracks on the playground as well, so children can run.
If you were to play with a friend it’s not any different. Why would you automatically assume that your friend can’t play? If you’re going to arm wrestle with your friend, do it with your kid, if you’re going to run when you race your friend, do that with your kid . Same thing with Rockwall climbing on the playground with your child. Actually climb, just like you would do with your friend. Why isn’t that just because it’s a child wanting to arm wrestle or climb on the rock wall etc., most adults just come to the conclusion that they are going to lose and can’t play alongside the adult?
Again, I’m saying that a six-year-old can run, that’s why they have tracks on the playground, they can also climb a rock wall, that’s why they have them at playgrounds. They also know how to and can arm wrestle. Same goes for a toddler, they know how to do all of this too. But what I’m asking specifically is why does everyone say that they won’t enjoy it? Even before you meet the child, you’re assuming that they’re not going to enjoy it or that they’re going to lose, that they’re going to get destroyed or crushed every time, but why are you just making the assumption?
With a friend why wouldn’t you automatically say that they would get destroyed or crushed, why wouldn’t you automatically say that they aren’t going to enjoy it? They know how to do all of these things as well and people actually would play with them. Does that make sense what I’m asking? Everyone keeps responding and saying that the child would get destroyed or they would lose every time, or they have no chance to the adult, why are people saying this when they haven’t even met the child, they sometimes even haven’t played with a child once, and it’s not just one person it’s everyone seemingly use saying this. Why don’t people say this about their friend who they haven’t met or played with? They would again actually play with their friend but not with a kid
It is the same thing when a child wants to arm wrestle with them the adult seemingly barely even does much of anything, and it is very obvious that they are just straight up letting their kid win. Why doesn’t the adult actually put in effort when they arm wrestle? Why not actually challenge your kid, the whole point of arm wrestling is to see who is stronger. If the opponent loses then they just need to provide a little bit more strength. Why is there this automatic assumption that any child would lose or not be able to play with them?
I have also noticed this when parents have a running relay race with their child. Why don’t the parents actually run? Instead they will sort of do this really awkward walking, and they end up just letting their kid win. The whole point of a running race is to see Who is going to get there first. Why not actually run and actually challenge your kid? Your child just needs to run a little bit faster next time to actually be able to win. Again, there seems to be this automatic assumption that a child can’t run, they have running tracks on the playground as well, so children can run.
If you were to play with a friend it’s not any different. Why would you automatically assume that your friend can’t play? If you’re going to arm wrestle with your friend, do it with your kid, if you’re going to run when you race your friend, do that with your kid . Same thing with Rockwall climbing on the playground with your child. Actually climb, just like you would do with your friend. Why isn’t that just because it’s a child wanting to arm wrestle or climb on the rock wall etc., most adults just come to the conclusion that they are going to lose and can’t play alongside the adult?
Again, I’m saying that a six-year-old can run, that’s why they have tracks on the playground, they can also climb a rock wall, that’s why they have them at playgrounds. They also know how to and can arm wrestle. Same goes for a toddler, they know how to do all of this too. But what I’m asking specifically is why does everyone say that they won’t enjoy it? Even before you meet the child, you’re assuming that they’re not going to enjoy it or that they’re going to lose, that they’re going to get destroyed or crushed every time, but why are you just making the assumption?
With a friend why wouldn’t you automatically say that they would get destroyed or crushed, why wouldn’t you automatically say that they aren’t going to enjoy it? They know how to do all of these things as well and people actually would play with them. Does that make sense what I’m asking? Everyone keeps responding and saying that the child would get destroyed or they would lose every time, or they have no chance to the adult, why are people saying this when they haven’t even met the child, they sometimes even haven’t played with a child once, and it’s not just one person it’s everyone seemingly use saying this. Why don’t people say this about their friend who they haven’t met or played with? They would again actually play with their friend but not with a kid
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