Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you let your LO play unattended?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you let your LO play unattended? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:25:51 +0000 BeachMama on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-730172 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:25:04 +0000 BeachMama 730172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. When I'm in the kitchen I can't see the family room. She has an area with a bunch of toys and a few basket of toys in different parts of the house. She's learned pretty well to stay away from the fireplace. Usually I can hear her playing if it gets too quiet I peek my head in. When we are upstairs I close off th guest room and bathroom and let her roam between her nursery and our room. mrs. tictactoe on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-730169 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:22:16 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 730169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do the same as you - I let him play in the living room while I'm in the kitchen and peak in on him from time to time. However, now that he's older, he doesn't want me to be out of his sight, so he usually follows me if I walk away. We have some major separation anxiety going on! yin on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-730144 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:08:35 +0000 yin 730144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. He plays really well independently. When he was younger, I had to be in the same room because he often got into trouble if I looked away just for a second. ladyfingers on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-730082 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:25:33 +0000 ladyfingers 730082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes but he's only 10 weeks old. I'll leave him in his gym or bouncer for brief periods of time when I'm tidying up/cooking. But I can see him when I'm in the kitchen because we have an open floor plan. If he needs me he'll just squawk ;) wheres_c on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729990 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:41:56 +0000 wheres_c 729990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, but he's immobile. I will leave him under his gym while I make dinner or use the bathroom. Mrs. Grizzly Bear on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729948 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:25:20 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 729948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS is 15 months. Rooms he doesn't need in - bathroom, my office, our bedroom - either have their doors closed or gates up. Our house isso open, though, we just let him roam and keep an ear out for him. Honeybee on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729938 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:19:41 +0000 Honeybee 729938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't need to see them, as long as I can hear them. DS is pretty glued to me at the hip, though, so he usually follows me everywhere or cries hysterically until I come back to get him. :) chopsuey on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729882 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:59:07 +0000 chopsuey 729882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrskc: Haha. SO SAD When they topple over. chopsuey on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729880 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:58:49 +0000 chopsuey 729880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I let my DD play by herself in her room. Will also let her watch a show on Netflix while I feed and put the baby down. sarac on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729878 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:57:59 +0000 sarac 729878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a montessori house, so I believe in letting my girl have the run of it. Most of it is totally childproofed - cabinets and shelves tied to the wall, everything from toddler height down safe for her. Living room book cases have toys and her books on the lower levels. Kitchen totally secured except things safe for her to play with. So I let her play wherever she wants. She usually wants to be near me, but if she's having fun in another room I'll just check on her from time to time. mrskc on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729675 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:33:54 +0000 mrskc 729675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Since he's not mobile yet, I'll sometimes leave him on the floor and go to the bathroom. I've left him in a sitting position a few times and felt bad when he toppled over so I try not to do that anymore. I imagine i'll let him when he's more mobile as long as the room is baby proofed. littlek on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729661 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:30:07 +0000 littlek 729661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Kinda... I will sometimes put him in his jumperoo and run upstairs real quick and switch the laundry.. LuLu Mom on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729626 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:17:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 729626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used too when she wasn't able to move, I would leave her under her gym to play while I got ready or dinner going. But now she's rolling everywhere and we need to babyproof the place! So she's in the bouncer/exercauser/ect. if I need to get stuff done! Lindsay05 on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729617 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:12:56 +0000 Lindsay05 729617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Guilty of this too often! The worse she can do though is eat dirt from a plant pot. regberadaisy on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729613 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:11:23 +0000 regberadaisy 729613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup bc we have a open floor plan. heffalump on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729609 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:09:16 +0000 heffalump 729609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I'm too paranoid. She loves to climb and get into things. Sammyfab on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729491 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:29:16 +0000 Sammyfab 729491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I try to but he follows me everywhere I go :). Dandelion on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729488 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:27:09 +0000 Dandelion 729488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @runsyellowlites: DS makes a 15 minute car ride seem like an hour, cause he talks and asks weird questions the entire time. He runs my ears off. runsyellowlites on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729486 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:25:50 +0000 runsyellowlites 729486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Dandelion: Oh geeze do I sympathize! G was voted most talkative BY his classmate, which included 7 other 8 y/o girls!!! The only time there is quiet in the house is when he's outside or asleep! .twist. on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729474 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:20:08 +0000 .twist. 729474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Dandelion: haha. It's when there is peaceful silence in the house that you know something is amiss! At least, that's how it is in our house. Yes, we do, but our kids are 5 & 8... With the new baby coming, The TV will have to be mounted, otherwise he'll probably be allowed to wander for a bit (at the right age). Dandelion on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729469 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:18 +0000 Dandelion 729469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep...but he's 5. And talks CONSTANTLY, even when he's alone in a room, lol. runsyellowlites on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729468 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:08 +0000 runsyellowlites 729468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep! I have the bathroom door closed & anything I don't want messed with put away & just let her go! She's impossible to keep in one room these days anyways! lol mrbee on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729467 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:16:04 +0000 mrbee 729467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only in rooms where all shelves and dressers have been secured... that stuff really stresses me out! In general, I don't like the kids being in rooms where I can't see them... Weagle on "Do you let your LO play unattended?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-let-your-lo-play-unattended#post-729463 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:14:31 +0000 Weagle 729463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I let LO play alone in the living room while I'm in the kitchen. I can't see her, but I frequently peek my head around the corner to make sure she's okay. Shes also crawling everywhere now, so she makes her rounds through the kitchen frequently. There's not a whole lot she can get into.