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>> Every day I try to spend some really quality time with Jenny,
you know, talking and sharing.
Time that we can relax and just really enjoy each
other's company.
I make a special effort so that it's really Jenny time.
She always decides what we play,
I'm basically just along for the ride.
Although I do have to start her off sometimes just
to get her started.
And who's this?
>> It's a beautiful princess.
>> A princess?
Wow. I mean she's in charge, huh, of the whole fairy nation.
The buck starts here.
She's the one we all want to bow down to and try to make happy.
Sort of like a CEO.
That's it.
She's like a fairyland CEO.
She'll probably need a classic functional organizational
structure where each portion
of the organization is grouped according to its purpose,
which means she'll need a strong financial officer,
or maybe even a creative director.
And let's not forget about operations, huh?
Somebody needs to keep the wheels of fairyland turning.
And who is this?
This gives us a chance to just be dad and Jenny.
And she's so creative.
You just never know what's going to come out of her mouth.
>> He's from HR.
>> That's right Jenny, he's head of HR,
human resources, for fairyland.
And how do we know this?
No briefcase.
Folks from HR are so busy putting
out fires they rarely carry a briefcase.
Unless it's a board meeting or some client consultation
which I don't think is the case here, so.
Jenny always used to be excited when I played dolls with her.
I don't know what happened.
Is there anything I can do
to get her excited about playtime again?
>> One of the most important components
of playing effectively with your child is letting your child take
the lead in terms of determining what they're interested in,
what they want to do, what is fun for them, and not trying
to structure the play or direct the play too much.
>> Um hum.
>> Play is the work of children.
That's how they're learning and that's how they're developing
so play is extremely important.
And interactive play is most important.
And the best way to encourage play is
to participate in that play.
>> I could tell Jenny wasn't enjoying our playtime
like she used to and I just wanted us to get back
to having fun together again.
So now I let her lead playtime and I use those opportunities
to be supportive and positive.
Great job putting your toys away, Jenny.
What do you want to do now?
>> So if there's a behavior that you want to encourage,
you want your child to sit quietly for example,
then when they're sitting quietly,
I like how you're sitting quietly.
I like how you're doing, you know keeping your hands
to yourself, whatever the activity is.
You need to be specific in your praise or else it kind of gets,
you know, they don't really know what they did well.
Good job or you know, I like that,
and they don't really know what you're talking about,
as opposed to being very specific about your praise.
>> Look at that.
I love the way you get inside her arm there.
>> As long as kids are playing in a healthy way,
then we really want to let them explore their own world.
It's okay to color outside the line.
It's okay to put the Lego pieces in the wrong spots.
>> Ultimately you're learning a lot about your child
and your child is learning that you are engaged and want
to participate in the things that they like.
>> I'm so happy I've learned this parenting tip.
It's like Jenny and I have a whole new relationship.
And I've also discovered
that I can sometimes be a little overbearing
but I've learned my lesson.
From now on I'm all about separating work from home.
She's the focus.
Also I realize I should probably leave all the make believe stuff
up to her too.
[laughs] Absolutely.
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>> Mr. Wilson, will you please come into my office?
>> Yes Princess CEO.
>> I'm very impressed with the new organizational structure
you've brought to fairyland.
>> Oh, well just doing my job ma'am.
>> Well it was so good that I'm going to make you into a knight.
>> Oh my-- thank you so much!
Say, before you were a princess, were you in HR?
I noticed you weren't carrying a briefcase.
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