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CM's - do you let mindees play in your children's rooms?

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Saltire · 06/07/2012 07:52

Do you let them go upstairs to the childrens rooms and get toys to bring down and play with
Do you ask your DCs if mindees can play with their toys - lego for example or star wars toys?

Mindee 1 - who is 9 - and I have mentioned on here before how he is a bit bossy and a bit of a know all, keeps aksing, repeatedly if he cna play with DS2's lego (he ahs a huge collection) or star wars toys or Dr Who toys.
I keep saying no, that there's plenty of toys down stiars for him to play with, but he says that are "boring".

I feel that my DCs are entitled to have some space and privacy of their own. I just wondered if others feel the same

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wishiwasonholiday · 06/07/2012 08:04

I only allow them upstairs if ds wants them up there but after they tipped loads of Lego out the other day and took forever tidying it won't be happening again for a while. One mindee asks quite often but I tell them that's Ds' space and his special toys are kept up there. Ds2 has special toys downstairs that they know are off limits.

ThatBastardGandhi · 06/07/2012 08:00

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savoycabbage · 06/07/2012 07:55

I don't let dd2 play in dd1's room without her being there as I don't want her messing up dd1's things.

Perhaps you could ask your ds if you could bring the Lego out for the other lad to play with.