When Nate's dad gets home from work,Nate 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,then lowers him to the ground in a pretend choke hold.Nate screams with delight,escapes the hold,and climbs on his dad's back to ride him like a horse.Inadvertently,Nate hurt his dad while climbing,and his dad said sternly,"That really hurt.Be nice!" What kind of lesson is Nate's dad teaching him with this bout of rough-and-tumble play?

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Nate's dad is teaching him about emotional regulation by setting boundaries and expressing how he feels when Nate unintentionally hurts him. This teaches Nate that it's important to be considerate of others' feelings and to learn to control his own emotions and actions during play.

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