Advice on demanding 3 1/2 year old

[Skysue]

She sounds like she does a lot of hands on stuff with Mom. Imaginative play is so important at this age. When my 3 ½ year olds want me to engage them and I’m busy I usually get them involved in a project then say surprise me as I can’t look until your done, this usually gets them started. Is there other kids her age who can teach her how to play?

[Dreamalittledream]

She sounds like she does a lot of hands on stuff with Mom. Imaginative play is so important at this age. When my 3 ½ year olds want me to engage them and I’m busy I usually get them involved in a project then say surprise me as I can’t look until your done, this usually gets them started. Is there other kids her age who can teach her how to play?

Not exactly sure about what the parents do at home (Mom teaches Grade 1, Dad runs their family farm), but an offhand comment from the Mom about her "demanding middle child" (her words) are that she and her husband often blame each other for that. With 3 young girls in the family it must be tough to find that time. The oldest at 5 years old, as mentioned, is definitely the leader. So, with her 'bossy' older sister in school during the day and with her being the oldest at my home (my other daycare kids are aged 2 & 1) she is obviously feeling the gap.