My 3 year old’s pretend play is the best to listen in to. He has little Batman and Joker figurines.
Batman: Joker, you’re going to jail.
Joker: awww :(
Batman: now I’m going to go down this slide, weeee.
I’ve obtained the Lego Batman movie to watch with him and I think it may be just his kind of thing.
Here’s a relevant episode from a parenting podcast I really like, although it may be more relevant to older children than yours:
Your Parenting Mojo - Respectful, research-based parenting ideas to help kids thrive: 142: Division of Responsibility with Ellyn Satter
Episode webpage: https://yourparentingmojo.com/dor
Media file: https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/486c421e-df9c-4e8d-a21b-46d84ce13702/your-parenting-mojo-division-of-responsibility.mp3