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How play shapes parenting

A father lifting his adorable daughter into the air while enjoying a day at the beach. [Courtesy]

At an apartment in Mwendantu  residential estate, Meru, the sun is dipping behind the flats, the air is filled with the familiar hum of evening routines. Inside one home, Eric Mugambi, a graphic designer and father to Abel Mugambi, is on his knees pretending to be a firefighter, roaring his way through a ‘burning’ living room - his son’s voice directing the chaos.

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