Although I LOVE being a mom, I find entertaining my son very boring... any ideas?

Answer 1

As much as some mothers ( like my mother-in-law) who claim playing with their children is the joy of their lives, I have to admit, I sometimes put him in the backyard or in the tub and sit and read a book while I watch him. I also go to the park with all three of my children and get board, I feel like I have a million other things to do, and I was never one to play to start with. I just make sure that I read to my littlest one and I do things that I enjoy with them, such as going for a walk, reading, drawing, playing board games, I leave the rolling in the grass, playing tag and all that to my husband. I want the time I spend with them to truly be fun, if I am focing it, they can tell. I suggest doing the things that make you happy, your child will love just being with you, and it makes for a broader range of "fun" things that your child will grow up liking to do.

Answer 2

You should not feel like your son needs to be entertained. No matter how old your son is, he needs to learn how to entertain himself. If he is really little, a bunch of plastic wear and wood spoons will do the trick. Keep the items simple and encourage his imagination to do the rest. Cars and blocks (wooden or large legos/mega blocks) work well too.
These things worked for my son and he is now a self sufficiant 11 yr old. My girls are also very able to entertain themselves with just about anything.
Just try different things and soon you'll find something that works. You will be very glad you did.

Answer 3

i in my opinion think of this would be a point all toddlers bypass via around this age because of the fact my daughter is the comparable a while and doing each and all the comparable issues she became an angel and the previous few weeks i'm very very nearly pulling my hair out in frustration because of the fact she is merely consistently crying if i or somebody else isn't exciting her. and that i've got observed alot of those form of questions are dependent around 4-5 month olds. I honestly have play gyms, a jolly jumper, 100s of gentle toys rattle mirrors etc, we bypass to gymbaroo (toddler gymnastics) as quickly as a week and we are beginning swimming training quickly while all this fails a visit to the dept shops or a acquaintances or maybe a walk around the backyard frequently keeps her occupied for a on an identical time as. I each and every so often contemplate whether it is because of the fact she is an merely baby because of the fact as quickly as we bypass to acquaintances homes who've some childrens she looks entertained sufficient to easily watch them play?? thought-approximately a mothers team or another form of team pastime because of the fact they do say now's while they start to choose to socialise with different toddlers even themselves interior the mirror (they dont know its no longer them yet).....sturdy success wish all seems properly im confident it is going to.

Answer 4

1 - Teach him to entertain himself, with activities and toys that he can safely do without your direct participation. Get him used to being more independent and not so demanding on you.

2 - Get your child's father to do some of the child work.

3 - Occasionally hire a sitter so you can get away and do some things YOU like to do.

4 - If money is really tight, swap babysitting with another mom.

5 - Introduce your child to some of the things you enjoy - if you like reading, read with him (there are children's books that adults can enjoy, like the Harry Potter books.) If you like music, there's no law that says you have to listen to kiddie music all the time just because you have a kid. Play some Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd (or whatever YOU like) and teach him about real, grown-up music.

Answer 5

You have to come up with ways to keep it fun for both of you. If it was up to my daughter I would play Barbie's all day but after about a half an hour I am all Barbie'd out so we do other things. We bake a new recipe or do a craft, go for walks. It is up to you to make it exciting for the both of you. But also once they reach a certain age they need to be able to keep themselves occupied. They can not rely on mommy to be constant entertainment.

Answer 6

We got our son a bouncer and a music seat. Which he LOVES! Both are a stationary free standing toy where he sits in the middle of and bounces with all these different toys to play with. And the music seat he also sits in the middle and his feet play a piano and there is a horn and a tambourine ect. He will play with that for like 2 hours with me checking in on him, which is great to help me get other things done, like the dishes or laundry. If your interested you can get them at wal-mart.

Answer 7

Go on long walks with the stroller. I will walk around once with my daughter. She pushes the stroller first. We smell flowers and I point out things to her I find interesting. This tires her out so I then seat belt her in and plug in my Ipod and walk as long as she'll let me. Also go to the park with her. I again will play with her at first for about an hour. Then I put her in the sand box and read my book.
By the way she is 2

Answer 8

when i get bored entertaining my kids i turn uo the music and sing and dance around like an idiot for them. they love it and look at me like i am crazy then they start singing ( or trying to sing) and dance. we also go for walks alot and go visit their daddy at work. for me it is kind of hard at times because one is 3 1/2 and the other is 7 months old so they are at different stages and like different thing. there isnt usually alot we can do here because winter is like 7 months long and there we have really bad bugs. but we do spend alot of time outside

Answer 9

OMG I thought I was a bad mom for feeling that way with my first child. What you can do is try to introduce him to somw music you like to hear then you two can dance together find his tickle spots and tickle him I find babies get tired quick when they are laughing and having fun then you can give him a paci or a bottle and it's nap time:)

Answer 10

vary your activities with him: all toddlers like:
Playdoh, coloring books, glue and craft sticks, finger paint, digging in the garden, take a walk and call it a 'treasure hunt' you can find cool things and teach him/show him stuff like pine cones, leaves, water, flowers, worms, squirrels..., and side walk chalk. Bubbles. Sing songs and dance together. Play pretend (set up a pretend car and let him pretend to drive, see where HE wants to 'go') , do u have a gym locally? (i take my two yr old to swimming lessons/rec. swims once a week).. there are lots of cool things u can do at this age bc everythign is cool to them. :)