I think that as parents of an only child, perhaps we bear the brunt of pretend play because we are the ones they share it with. Siblings have each other to pretend with but only's rely in us more.
Gifted kids can have amazing fantasy lives and it is nothing to worry about. DS has lots of friends who like the same kind of play. he and a neighbor boy managed to sustain at game of of knights and castles for a whole weekend (about 6-8 hours a day) this summer. they stayed in character, ate what they thought were period foods, built tents in the yard, moved them "with the the army" every few hours. It was amazing. I'm just glad he did it with the neighbors and not us. And, yes, we have pictures!
Last edited by acs; 02/11/08 07:19 PM.
