2yrs To Young To Play Alone
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 | N - August 24 |
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Hey, i'm having some really mixed feelings about this, so i just want to know what other mom's think. My son just turned two.. actually, his birthday party was this past sunday.. anyway he got a bunch of new toys for his birthday, but i run a dayhome and right now we only have one little girl who is quite a bit younger then my son, so she's not old enough to play with those toys.. ANYWAY, the agency suggested that i put his toys upstairs in his room for him to play with where she can't touch them, and that it's ok (well legal anyway) for me to leave him upstairs for a while to play (which he is rather content with) while i stay downstairs in the livingroom with the younger girl. I'm just not sure if i should... any comments/suggestions?? (sorry, i think i made this longer then it has to be)
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 | MJM - August 24 |
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I am not too sure about that one. If it was the next room over then yes sounds great. But not upstairs. Maybe you could get a baby fence thing and split your livingroom that way when he wants to play with those toys he too is right by you. Or block off your kitchen for him to play in. That is my suggestion. My daughter is 4 and loves to play alone but when she was 2 1/2 and younger she did not like to play in her room much.
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| N - August 24 |
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thanks MJM.. unfortunately my place really isn't set up right to block off one of the rooms on the main floor (i'm in a townhouse, so i only have a kitchen and livingroom on the main floor). I just feel so bad because right now he doesn't get to play with most of his toys because the other little girl is here.
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What kind of toys are they? Could you set up a playpen (I hate that word) and either put her in it with some toys she can play with or put him in it with his toys? Or depending on how your place is set up, you could put one of them in front of the sofa and the other behind. Are your kitchen and livingroom connected? If you can see both rooms put one child in the kitchen on a blanket and the other in the living room. I DONT KNOW! I really thought I woudl have an answer for this one but I cant think of anything. OH WAIT!!! Could you all play upstairs? Could he play in his room and you and her play somewhere else or even in his room with some other toys? Good luck...
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This is a tough one, N. I totally understand your concerns. Who wants to leave a 2-year old alone upstairs? I like the playpen idea, for the little girl, while your son plays with his toys. Also, you can buy "gates" that are circular and have a large amount of space within them. Your son could play in your view inside one those. I would not feel safe leaving a 2 year old unsupervised, unless you use a baby moniter with a camera. That might work out well, actually!
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| N - August 24 |
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Well she is too big for the playpen (about a year and a half old.. my main concern with her is that she still puts things in her mouth alot). I looked into those gates you were talking about Narcissus, but aparently they are not legal in canada. You want to know what the dumbest thing is.. I HAVE A MONITOR WITH A CAMERA!! duh!! I haven't used the camera feature on it for a long long time, so i didn't even think of that! We tried a little bit today with him in his room, but after 10min he decided playing with us was much more exciting than his toys.. which was relieving to me! but next time i will definately turn the camera on.. (wow do i ever feel silly..) LOL.. thanks ladies.
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