How long can LO entertain him/herself without you in the room? How old is your LO?
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I'm slowly starting to let her play in another room, but it still makes me feel slightly uncomfortable. Last night she was downstairs playing while I gave DS a bath, I screamed down for her about every three minutes asking if she was ok. I think she is fine in another room, I'm the one who is nervous... She is two and a half.
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None. She's 15 months. I'm always in the room with her.... unless you count the few minutes she's in her crib when she wakes up and she's waiting for me.
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@artbee: do you ever leave her alone? I am just curious because LO is exhibiting some strong sep anxiety and i read that encouraging independent play would help...especially since i spend the whole day with her.
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My daughter is 15 months and I will let her play in the playroom while I pick up the kitchen or something. I go check on her every few minutes and I know when she leaves the room because she NEVER stops talking so I hear her voice. I think she likes her independent play time and so do I.
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He is 8 months and he can play by himself for usually 15-20 minutes at a time, probably 2-3x a day (depending on the day). But I'm always in the room with him, on my computer, making dinner with him on the kitchen floor, or doing whatever else.
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@MamaBehr: yeah I never leave him in a different room unless it's his bedroom and even then, he will follow me haha! but I consider independent play him playing on his own, even if I'm near him. I'm not playing WITH him.
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CB can play on his own for a good 1-2 hours now (he's 3). It's awesome!!! I'm still usually in the room with him, but am comfortable leaving him to take a shower, etc. for 15 min or so.
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We're in a small apartment and I leave LO on the floor on her play mat when I shower and get ready for the day. I check on her frequently and she's fine for up to maybe 30 minutes. She's 5 months old.
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My LO is 6 months she can play by herself in the exersaucer for quite a while, she can also play by herself in her crib for 30 minutes or more
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she will be 8 months next week and she can usually last about 20 mins without me interacting with her. We're always in the same room together at this point unless she is in her crib or her exersaucer/jumperoo and the dogs are gated in a seperate area. The time alone keeps getting longer and longer though, which is great
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He's 5.5 months and usually plays by himself 20 mins at a time (playmat/einstein jumper). I don't really leave him on his own when he's awake, but I'm not playing with him during this time. I'm doing laundry, dishes, and scurrying about the house, or on HB. Our living area is open concept, so I'm usually within his eyesight, but will sometimes run out to the car or to get the mail or run upstairs for a few minutes if he is in a secure place.
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She's 8 months old, and she can usually roll around the floor with her toys for about 10-15 minutes by herself. During this time, I'm usually drinking coffee, eating, checking email, etc. Always in the same room as her, though. Other than that, we're usually interacting. If I have to do chores, I'll have her "help" me fold laundry or I'll seat her in her high chair in the kitchen and entertain her with some crackers while I cook
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15-20 minutes if I am on the floor with him. I don't need to be playing with him but I need to be close by. If he sees me walk out of the room then he lasts about 30 seconds! He's 8 months.
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DS is 20 months. He used to play independently more--I'd say between 10-18 months was the peak. Now I notice that he wants to interact with someone a bit more because his play is getting a little more sophisticated. Still, he will play or "read" by himself for 20-30 minutes. Our home is sort of small and open so he may be in a different room but he's really not that far.
The age when they first begin to be mobile, say 6-9 months is when the separation anxiety usually is at it's peak. It's a natural defense against them becoming lost from you.
ETA: I babyproofed the entire house so that I could let him have free reign to roam around. It's great because I didn't have to worry about what he was getting into if I didn't see him for a few minutes.
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At 16 months it's about 10 minutes, but it used to be longer about 15-20 mins. The thing is that now he always comes to me to ask for help with something...ugh!
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Mine is pretty independent, she'll play for 5-20 minutes on her own. Then she'll want me or her daddy, and we'll read, or snuggle and nurse, or color or whatever for a little while. Then it repeats. I'd say she spends 50-75% of her at home time (while not eating, sleeping or bathing) playing on her own. So maybe 4 hours a day.
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C must be a freak of nature because she will happily play on her own for an hour or so, if I let her. I can lay her on the floor with her toys and she'll roll around and carry on while i clean and get things done.
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@caffeinated: nope. She would get into too much trouble. Even in her room which is the most baby proofed she likes to climb on things like her glider, and then she likes to jump off face first so I have to be there to catch her. She also does this on her pottery barn chair. We call it chair diving.
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@zippylef: my baby is good for an hour n her playmat too. This is only in the mornings though. As the day wears on the playtime becomes shorter.
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