When Noah's dad gets home from work, Noah runs to him shouting, "Daddy!" His dad sweeps him up in a bear hug, gives him a gentle knuckle rub on top of his head, and then lowers him to the ground in a pretend choke hold. Noah screams with delight, escapes the hold, and climbs on his dad's back to ride him like a horse. Noah accidentally hurt his dad while climbing, and his dad said sternly, "That really hurt. Be nice!" What kind of lesson is Noah's dad teaching him with this rough-and-tumble play bout?

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Noah's dad is teaching him about emotional regulation by setting boundaries and expressing his feelings when he was accidentally hurt. This helps Noah learn how to control his own emotions and understand the emotional reactions of others during play.

When Noah's Dad Gets Home from Work, Noah Runs to Him