How many hours per day are you 'playing' with the kids?

[Mamma_Mia]

Yup when it's "free play" time it means YOU go and play...use your imagination - I'll guide you for other things. I just yesterday had 2 friends on FB comment on how it was a tv day since they can't come up with ideas to entertain their 3yrs olds. I then asked why not just let them play? She replied because her DD will just stand there and stare. I gave her my advice - STOP telling her what to do. Go away, no eye contact...let HER play and use HER brain! She is in a room full of toys, durring her nap go into the playroom and move everything around. See what happens when she wakes up. Well she called me 3hrs later to say it worked! Well DUH!! She's not waiting for orders, she's PLAYING!! <<eyeroll>>

In my opinion ** Babies are under 1yrs old.....if at my playgroup all the 10-14mos old keep themselves busy then so can you!