Last week we set up a play area in one corner of our living room and sectioned it off with a baby gate. I'll often put LO in there to play on her own while I do other stuff. For the most part she's fine in there and entertains herself really well. But I still feel a twinge of guilt whenever I do it - like I should be actively engaging her and playing with her. Does anyone else get this mommy guilt?
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I always feel guilty when I do this!
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Oh yes, all the time! But honestly, we all need to pee and get some things done once in a while, so don't feel guilty! It's not like you leave LO in there all day long. A little independence is good
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I feel guilty doing this too! I always feel like she should be entertained or I should be playing with her.
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I think it's good for the kids to learn how to entertain themselves!
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@MrBee - I definitely agree that it's good for her to entertain herself. There are times, especially at the end of the day, I'll put her in there so I can just sit and veg out a bit. That's probably when I feel the most guilty. But I figure as long as she's having fun playing I don't need to worry.
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i feel guilty too! today she was in her bouncer while i was eating dinner and i looked over and felt like she was lonely. like i should be sitting in front of her eating and talking to her.
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I think that it's very good for babies to have independent play time. Like Mrbee said, it teaches them to entertain themselves!
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