Avirat Arora

@jamonholmgren I’ve got a four year old. Before going to a playground, I reinforce that you need to obey and leave when dad advises you to. Then closer to the time, I inform my son we need to leave soon and agree with him x # of times he can repeat an activity. He still cribs, but complies

Tip from an old dad: When your young kids are playing at a playground, and it’s approaching time to leave, they won’t respond well if you say “Okay, time to leave, come here!” Give them more heads-up. And not based in time — they won’t understand. Instead, say something like “Okay, we are getting ready to leave — but I’ll give you FIVE more trips around the playground! Go fast!” This worked great with my kids over the years. They didn’t feel cheated, because I was generous with the amount of “final trips around the playground”, and it gave them a bit of time to adjust to the fun time coming to an end.