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If you have a boy who likes to play with cars, action figures etc

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My son is 3.5 & all he plays with are these Star Wars figures.
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At first it was cute & I played with him a lot, but it has gotten old for me & I feel guilty saying No to him. I manage to get him interested in other things we can play together.. puzzles, drawing, board games but when he wants to play Star Wars guys, I just don't have it in me. 
I wonder if I am being a bad mom by not sharing his interests. 
Anyone else experiencing something  like this with DC?

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Re: If you have a boy who likes to play with cars, action figures etc

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    I think it's good for kids to develop their own interests.  There's much to be said for independent play.  Now, letting a 3 year old play with toys guns is another debate. 

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  • EliseB0323EliseB0323
    I'm not crazy about the cars, but I love playing with action figures. DS have a castle that he loves to play with and I like playing with him. Honestly, I don't see it as that much different than playing with dolls -- there's just more fighting and more "bad guys."
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    Yeah, DS is waaay into trains and has been since he was 1.  It's old!  But, if that's what he loves to play with the most then I don't really care.  But good God do we have a shitton  of trains at our house!
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  • Addicted2thenotAddicted2thenot member
    Yeah, I don't allow guns. It is amazing how many things a child who owns No guns can turn into a gun though,.. A empty toilet paper roll, his cup, his fingers. :O)

    I do still play them with him, I just cannot do that all day
    I make block castles & Forts for his guys I even bought a playmobile castle for them to play in.
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    imageAddicted2Thenot:
    Yeah, I don't allow guns. It is amazing how many things a child who owns No guns can turn into a gun though,.. A empty toilet paper roll, his cup, his fingers. :O)

    I do still play them with him, I just cannot do that all day
    I make block castles & Forts for his guys I even bought a playmobile castle for them to play in.

    You say you don't allow guns, but the Star Wars figures are holding guns & light sabers.  I agree that kids this age will turn anything into a gun -- I'm dealing with this right now with my 3.5 year old.  He learned it from a boy at daycare who's parents allow the 3 year old to watch Star Wars & play with those action figures.

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    imagedpdw:
    imageAddicted2Thenot:
    Yeah, I don't allow guns. It is amazing how many things a child who owns No guns can turn into a gun though,.. A empty toilet paper roll, his cup, his fingers. :O)

    I do still play them with him, I just cannot do that all day
    I make block castles & Forts for his guys I even bought a playmobile castle for them to play in.

    You say you don't allow guns, but the Star Wars figures are holding guns & light sabers.  I agree that kids this age will turn anything into a gun -- I'm dealing with this right now with my 3.5 year old.  He learned it from a boy at daycare who's parents allow the 3 year old to watch Star Wars & play with those action figures.

    We don't allow him to have guns, He does have galactic heroes that have light sabers & I think he has a girl, that has a gun (padame maybe)
    I don't consider that having a gun. 
    I also allow him to play with knights that have swords, but he does not have any swords that are his size... I don't think it is any different.
    Sorry you are having trouble with your son & his Star Wars friend.
     
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    imageAddicted2Thenot:
    We don't allow him to have guns, He does have galactic heroes that have light sabers & I think he has a girl, that has a gun (padame maybe)
    I don't consider that having a gun. 
    I also allow him to play with knights that have swords, but he does not have any swords that are his size... I don't think it is any different.
    Sorry you are having trouble with your son & his Star Wars friend.
     

    That makes no sense to me at all.  It is the exact same thing as him having a toy gun.  He is "playing" with a gun.  Doesn't matter if he's holding the gun or he's holding an action figure who's holding the gun.  Please explain the difference you see.

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