Thoughts for the Week:

Pretending can take many different forms, but most of it seems to be a way of trying things out -- whether trying out what it would be like to be a grownup, a princess or a pilot; what it would be like to be able to solve problems magically; or even what it would be like to be in control of everything. Dressing up can be a part of that pretending as children put on the outfits of those they pretend to be. But sometimes pretending can seem so real that children may wonder if dressing up as someone else could maybe change the person inside the costume. It's important for them to know that although we can pretend to be someone else, we can never be someone else. We will always be ourselves.