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When children find joy in both building and destroying

My 9-year-old builds elaborate Lego worlds and then smashes them dramatically and starts over and I do not know if this is creative or destructive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The child experiences the full cycle of creation and dissolution as naturally integrated rather than morally opposed forces.

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