Daniellemarie

A lot of the comments are coming from the perspective of the parents of children whose toys are being broken with judgement or shame being shown to those parents. I’m a parent of a 22 month old with a speech delay, who is often the one responsible for not sharing or being hard on toys. My child is in speech therapy and gets push in services at his school, but we are still working with a communication delay. In a group setting, I can do a lot to prevent toys from getting broken, but there are going to be things that I miss, and until I can communicate clearly with my child, there are only so many boundaries and rules I can enforce, especially in a group setting. I think we can hold other parents and children accountable while also giving lots of grace to parents and children, especially neurodivergent children! If a parent is doing their best to stay consistent with their expectations with their child, I think that’s really all we can ask for and then expect for toys to be played with, hard or not.