My two & a half year old child plays with cars. Sometimes he drives them along and crashes them into walls, with impressive "crash!!" noises.
I have no idea where he gets this from.
We know he is playing, and that he has no concept of what a real car crash is like, or that car crashes involve pain and suffering. We would never ever discipline him for this, and we'd be horrified if anyone else thought it deserved disciplinary action. (Hitting another child with a car while yelling "CRASH!" is different!)
I wonder if this is just guns and knives?
I grew up in a world with Action Man when he had real guns and tanks; and comics like Commando or 2000AD.
I have no idea where he gets this from.
We know he is playing, and that he has no concept of what a real car crash is like, or that car crashes involve pain and suffering. We would never ever discipline him for this, and we'd be horrified if anyone else thought it deserved disciplinary action. (Hitting another child with a car while yelling "CRASH!" is different!)
I wonder if this is just guns and knives?
I grew up in a world with Action Man when he had real guns and tanks; and comics like Commando or 2000AD.