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Hi. I have a 6 month old. He spends about 20 - 30 min. in the morning in his exersaucer, watching treehouse. The rest of the day, he'll usually spend about 5 min. doing anything, like lying down with me, playing with his mobile thingy, listening to me read a story, playing in his jumparoo, etc... then i have to find something else for him to do. Evenings are the worst. I give him a bath. Then he's just not happy unless my husband or I are carrying him around the house. My mother says we're spoiling him, but I feel like I'm neglecting him when we just put him down and let him scream.
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| Posted by Kristina on 08/08/2008 02:31 AM
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Believe u me, I understand completely. My son will be 5 months next week, and he just absolutely has to be talked to, cooed at, and played with at all times, or he gets an attitude. But he does like to watch television, and not tha normal noogin, he likes law&order, and reality television for some reason Lol....that keeps his attention for at least an hour, while I make bottles, shower, and diddle around...Does he have a bouncy?
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| posted by lisa on 08/12/2008 04:16 PM
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Hi kristina, How has it been going with your son lately? Have you started solids and getting him to sit in the high chair/ or booster seat with a tray. That helped keep my wee girl busy. Just before each feeding time. I strap her in and put about 8-10 easy to handle toys on her tray (like those rings from the playgym, teething rings, a pair of socks), and I also put a tub/ or bucket on the floor on each side of her chair. She touches, chews, investigates each one... and then throws it overboard! It gives her time to explore some new textures, while I get her food ready, or even while I get the dinner on. She can see me the whole time in the kitchen. Once she has dumped the tray's contents on the floor, or hopefully in the tubs, I put them back up there again and she goes through them, checking each one over in her tiny hands.
The other thing I let her do is tummy time, while I lie next to her and read my own magazine, or attempt to get my crunchies done (still working on that!) . During this time she has one or two toys, to limit the sensory overload of having a full day. She fusses a bit with tummy time, because she is still working on how to crawl and get moving. Her fustration is part of the process, and I let her try and figure it out on her own for a bit, before I help her out.
I don't think your son is bored, not with so much to learn, see, hear, touch, and feel, emotionally and physically. Everything is new, even sucking on his own foot (that's what Katie seems to be into this week!)
You'll know the difference between grizzling and total upset crying. I reassure Katie that I'm near her, and still let her have alone play time (while I watch). I keep it natural, like it's all ok to be playing with her things without me. I go back and forth and make a game of her toy, then finish putting the dishes away. We have an open plan kitchen-living room, so I either see her on the quilt on the floor, or she is in her chair in the kitchen near me. Eventually, she got very confident that I was near enough to be part of her personal space, while still allowing her to do some independent thinking about the toy she was chewing on.
I hope that helps.
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| posted by Jackie on 10/29/2008 01:03 AM
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