Please note the word “MAY” in my title.
IF a child refuses to do something they dont wana do, as 3 year olds do, what does “have to play together” then mean to you?
‘Have to play together…..’ to me means they would be encouraged to do a variety of activities….eg:
1- they are handed a ball and have to kick/throw it to each other
2- they are given a jigsaw to do together
3- they sit together and are read a story
4- They have turns about on a slide
5- They have a sandcastle competition in the sandpit…
etc, etc…or should I be reading a darker meaning into it??? Perhaps you see them being forced at gunpoint to join in a football game?
Most 3 year olds love having someone to play with, I never had a problem with my eldest playing with other kids.