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How to reconnect with playfulness when you have children

My kids are always asking me to play with them and I feel this weird resistance like I've forgotten how to be silly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The burden of being the responsible adult has calcified into an identity that excludes spontaneous joy.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adult play — how to reclaim it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.