My daughter is 15 months old and up until this point we played together everyday, all day long (I'm a stay at home Mom). Lately though, she's become very independent and does not want me to play with her, she'll even move her toys away from me and then play by herself. I understand that this is her learning her independence, but I feel guilty because we really don't play together at all anymore or even read together. If I try to sit down with her in my lap and read a book, she will wiggle away, take the book, and sit and read it herself. If I try to sit her back down with me she throws a complete fit. I feel guilty about this and then when she's playing by herself I'll try to find something to do like read or watch some TV and then I feel even worse about it! Don't get me wrong, she is not unsocial, she is just very independent. What are some activities we can do together where I won't "crowd" her so much and she can feel independent, but I can still be involved?
2007-08-15
08:52:17
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Momma!
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Toddler & Preschooler