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Is this normal behaviour

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Blossomhill · 30/12/2005 11:43

My 6 yr old dd (who does have mild sn) has started to play junior monopoly and loves it. We all play whenever we can.
However a couple of times I have caught her in her room with 3 teddy's playing it instead of people. So each teddy throws a dice etc.
Does anyone elses child do this? I actually felt really sorry for her tbh!

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FlameRobin · 30/12/2005 11:51

I used to - if no-one was about to play with me, then it made sense to me for teddies to play too. Cluedo never worked quite so well though....

mumfor1sttime · 30/12/2005 11:52

My sister would always do things like this at this age (we have a 6.5 yr age gap, so I noticed lots of things).
I would see it as role play, or imaganitive play, I wouldnt be worried. Quite sweet really.

saadia · 30/12/2005 11:55

I think that's very innovative and imaginative of her. My dss are too young to play but it honestly doesn't sound like a problem. I agree that from our point of view it may seem like something to feel sorry about, but I remember that as a child of around your dds age I often played alone in the school playground and quite enjoyed myself, ie didn't feel sad or "odd".

FlameRobin · 30/12/2005 11:56

Oh, I had a sister too, and often played alone with the teddies by choice - so not necessarily a loneliness thing.

BoozyChristmacwoozy · 30/12/2005 11:59

I did this too with my teddies, one good thing with playing with teddies is that you can cheat to win and no teddy notices

charliecat · 30/12/2005 12:44

My dd whos 8 would do this with any board game
Nice not to have her nagging to play is it not?

mumeeee · 31/12/2005 22:15

DD3 would often choose to play board games with her teddies and dolls when she was younger.

NotQuiteCockney · 31/12/2005 22:27

I used to do this. I don't think I used teddies, but I did used to play games (card particularly) against myself. I don't think it's that odd. (I had one sister, but four years younger, and we didn't get on.)

thecattleareALOHing · 31/12/2005 22:28

Gosh, I think it's clever, imaginative and really quite gifted of her to think of this. Really I do. Well done your dd!

FairyTaleinNewYork · 31/12/2005 22:32

i used to play snakes and aldder by myself. me1 would have a go, then me2. me1 always won

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Blossomhill · 01/01/2006 00:41

Thanks everyone. I am reassured that this is actually quite good!
She does have a good imagination which is good.
She is such a funny girl. Christmas day we are all sitting at the dinner table and dd is telling us all to "fill the room with squeals and chatter " LOL

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Blossomhill · 01/01/2006 00:42

Lots of goods in there

Dh is plying me with cava and insisting I chill out a bit!

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feastofsteven · 01/01/2006 10:25

I used to do this as a child too!

HappyNewFrannyandZooey · 01/01/2006 10:55

Yes I used to do it as well. I do have siblings but they were older than me and had left home by the time I was your dd's age. I think to be honest I was a bit of a lonely child, but there are worse things in the world than that. I think spending a lot of time on your own can make you quite resourceful and creative - I sort of pity people who have to always have people around them to feel comfortable, we all know someone like that.

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