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What L wants for Yule is people to play with him. He hasn't said so in as many words, but there isn't anything he's come up with really he wants.
I like the fact he doesn't have a lot of physical things he wants.
But...still....I...can't give him a neighborhood friend. (I thought there was when we moved, but there isn't anyone his age nearby. The one near-ish, but far enough to need parent coordination has failed repeatedly to set up a play date. I have tried). I can't give him a close in age sibling. He is already at aftercare as long as possible where he can play with friends at school
Now, he turns me down most of the time if what I offer isn't a board game or on the computer (especially if he thinks he can get computer time). So I'm not entirely sympathetic to him here since he won't jointly figure out what to do, broaden his view of what are options (heaven help us if it has a whiff of practicality), and he doesn't always take the opportunities offered. I am trying to meet him where he is, though.
Still, I'm baffled as to what to give him for Yule, let alone what to guide the grandparents towards. We don't need more board games. We don't need more science kits. We need to do what we have of those.
Maybe I can figure out a "coupon book" that's acceptable to me. Limit the rate of use or something. I'm also going to set him loose in Meijer with a camera to take pictures of anything he sees he wants and I bet he finds something. (I'd do Target but Meijer is less heavily gendered). I never thought I'd be frustrated at not getting catalogs, but no one will send me a toy catalog. GAH.
I like the fact he doesn't have a lot of physical things he wants.
But...still....I...can't give him a neighborhood friend. (I thought there was when we moved, but there isn't anyone his age nearby. The one near-ish, but far enough to need parent coordination has failed repeatedly to set up a play date. I have tried). I can't give him a close in age sibling. He is already at aftercare as long as possible where he can play with friends at school
Now, he turns me down most of the time if what I offer isn't a board game or on the computer (especially if he thinks he can get computer time). So I'm not entirely sympathetic to him here since he won't jointly figure out what to do, broaden his view of what are options (heaven help us if it has a whiff of practicality), and he doesn't always take the opportunities offered. I am trying to meet him where he is, though.
Still, I'm baffled as to what to give him for Yule, let alone what to guide the grandparents towards. We don't need more board games. We don't need more science kits. We need to do what we have of those.
Maybe I can figure out a "coupon book" that's acceptable to me. Limit the rate of use or something. I'm also going to set him loose in Meijer with a camera to take pictures of anything he sees he wants and I bet he finds something. (I'd do Target but Meijer is less heavily gendered). I never thought I'd be frustrated at not getting catalogs, but no one will send me a toy catalog. GAH.
