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When adult instruction kills children's natural play instincts

I keep trying to teach my preschooler the right way to play with toys and she gets frustrated and walks away leaving me holding elaborate plans she never asked for.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The parent's desire to enhance the experience prevents the child from discovering her own creative relationship with materials.

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