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My 15 month old is usually fine if I'm sitting in the living room, but if I get up to do anything...fix a meal, do laundry, clean, go to the bathroom...she is right at my feet whining or crying. I try to get her involved in what I am doing, but at her age there is only so much she can do. I have her throw things in the trash, close doors, put wet clothes in the dryer, and things like that. I think she misses me when she is at daycare and she just wants to know I'm there for her when we get home. To her, that means I have to sit down and stay put while she plays. I think she's afraid I'm going to disappear if I'm moving around without holding her. If I ever do leave the house without her I tell her goodbye first. I never sneak out on her and when I get up from the couch to do things I tell her what I am doing. She is also like this in the mornings before we go to daycare. I know she loves her daycare though. She can't wait to start playing when we get there and sometimes she cries when it's time to leave.
I am at my whits end. I can't take all this whining and crying and because I work outside the home I have to be able to get things done around the house while she is still awake. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this? |
| Posted by Cinda on 07/09/2007 10:37 AM
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| I do have a suggestion for you but I am not sure that it would be one that you want to take. Have you tried turning on a video of some sort for her such as Baby Einsteins. I am not a big fan of putting a child in from of the tv but if it keeps her quite while you are trying to do some house work so that you can sit down sooner to play and spend time with her then it might work. At times my daughter who is 19 months old does the same thing and I do not work outside the home I think that it is just a phase that they go through. I hope that helps. |
| posted by Brenda on 07/09/2007 10:57 AM
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I am going through the same thing. My son is 16 1/2 months old. I am a stay at home mom, so we do that all day long. I think it is just a phase. I sometimes will put a video on, not very often but when I have to finish something up (like dinner or lunch) I will put it in. He loves horses and cowboys so he is all about it when I put it in and because he doesn't get to watch it that often. Another thing he really likes is coloring. I suggest the washable crayons. That keeps him busy for about 10 or 15 minutes. We have sketch paper (walmart $1.50 and coloring books) If I am in the kitchen I can give him a bowl and a plastic mixing spoon and that will occupy him for a little while. It's all about distraction.
He will not hardly let me alone while on the computer sometimes I just let him whine for a few minutes and he realizes I'm not going to give in and he will go look at a book or play with his barn and animals (which he loves, Fisher Price) and I can finish up (this only works sometimes) Good Luck, hope this helps. |
| posted by amy on 07/09/2007 11:14 AM
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| My daughter is 18 months old and I am home all day with her and she does the same thing. Sometimes I don't get to do anything but some laundry until my husband gets home from work. She likes to help with the laundry that is why that gets done. Putting a video in doesn't work for me either b/c she isn't interested in them (which I guess is good!) They like to know that you are with them even if you aren't actually playing with them. It is just a phase they go through I guess so we have to just put up with it!! Crayons are a good idea too, but I find the novelty of them wears off pretty quickly. I would just keep doing what you are doing and keep her involved with the chores you are trying to get done. |
| posted by Jamie on 07/09/2007 12:05 PM
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| Our 9 mo. old has just started to do this with us as well. It's really frustrating, but I try not to react. It's a normal developmental issue that has to do with their memory growth. My ped said it could last until around 18mo. in most children (some it's so faint the parents don't even notice it) and then even some kids it finishes sooner and in some it goes away and then reoccures around 3 years old (another memory growth stage) So, it's not a bad thing...even though it can drive one insane! I usually sing a song I like in order to keep myself calm. Some days it works; others I just grit my teeth and try not to get frazzled. |
| posted by Kelly on 07/09/2007 04:00 PM
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| Our 10 months old boy started to do the same thing a couple weeks ago and I dont know what to do, its so frustrating, Im a staying home mom so Im afraid he will get spoil or something since Im all the time paying attention to his needs and playing with him. Now even if Im next to him he starts whinning and the same time kind of smiling while his whinning so its like he thinks is funny but its driving me crazy, oh and when I go out to visit some family or friend he does not stop and there is no way to stop him from it. Is this normal???? |
| posted by Lorena on 07/15/2007 03:20 PM
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