To send the dc upstairs to play when they are playing together?

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Games such as cops and robbers or shops etc - they usually end up racing round the living room and kitchen or dragging all their toys down and setting up a shop right in the living room doorway etc.

Obviously some stuff I play with them (board games, puzzles, Lego) so we just do it where is appropriate e.g. table for puzzles or one of their rooms floors for Lego.

But any imagination play together or I'm not involved in, they get sent upstairs to play.

Due to the layout of our house, upstairs is only their two rooms and a large landing area kitted out with you storage etc, our room is on the ground floor.

The kids are 8 and 6.

I also find if they play downstairs and disagreements arise, I end up getting involved, whereas if they are playing upstairs I can cheerfully ignore let them manage a resolution together

Your house, your rules.

According to my mother the dc should be encouraged to play all over the house, with lots of engaging activities I set up for them and any rough and tumble is fine to happening the middle of the kitchen floor (irrespective of how safe that is).

That I shouldn't "banish" them upstairs.

Failing to see the irony as from 5 me and my siblings were sent out to play in the street all day long.