Comments on: Simple Tips for Helping Toddlers Play Independently https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/ Simple hands on activities for busy parents. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Jon https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2816 Sat, 08 Oct 2016 08:53:46 +0000 #comment-2816 Good tips! Thank you for sharing this blob post.

]]> By: elizabethandnatasha https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2815 Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:42:08 +0000 #comment-2815 In reply to Christy McGuire.

I think you can admit that sometimes we just need alone time too, not because we have to tend to a chore. I hope you don't feel overly guilty about taking time to do things you like! It is good for kids to play independently to strengthen their own selves and creativity!

]]> By: Anonymous https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2814 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 16:12:11 +0000 #comment-2814 Nice post!

]]> By: Anonymous https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2813 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 03:19:57 +0000 #comment-2813 In reply to D.

This is a great idea!

]]> By: Kate https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2812 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 01:09:01 +0000 #comment-2812 I love this, great list! We're also in a similar place with a preschooler who plays alone and a toddler who needs support playing sometimes. One other tip I would add is when possible not to interrupt your toddler when they have self-initiated independent play. I know it sounds silly, but sometimes I've caught myself interrupting my younger son (almost 2) to show him something (like how a toy works, another piece he could use, etc.) and then later wonder why I interrupted his natural flow into independent play. But sometimes it does have to be interrupted for routine or safety reasons too.

]]> By: Builders and Promoters in Chennai https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2811 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:25:01 +0000 #comment-2811 Cool Stuff. Interesting to read.

]]> By: Leaning Shanty Farm https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2810 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:05:08 +0000 #comment-2810 I wanted to hug you when you said, "I have seriously had a dish line take up the entire counter." It makes me feel so much better that I just spent the entire day (while trying to entertain/have my 18 mo old entertain himself) as I cleaned up my own dish line that took up the entire counter. I love spending my days with my boy, but when the housework piles up, this mama gets cranky.

]]> By: Anonymous https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2809 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:17:25 +0000 #comment-2809 I appreciate that you commented on the fact that housework must be done. My first job is as wife/mother, but as a stay at home mom, I'm also the household manager. That means I need to clean sometimes. I dislike being made to feel guilty for asking kids to be "independent" while I do the things I need to do. You strike such a lovely balance.

]]> By: Birute Efe https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2808 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:34:39 +0000 #comment-2808 Loved it. Sometimes we just forget the simple stuff. It works best. P.S. I hope your dish line is gone now 🙂

]]> By: Charlie the Cavalier books https://toddlerapproved.com/simple-tips-for-helping-toddlers-play/#comment-2807 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:51:25 +0000 #comment-2807 Great list! So hard to just enjoy and be in the moment.

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