Besides what everyone else said I think you need to teach your own baby that he/she does not need to be held every waking minute..... The baby needs to learn to play on their own. Lots of floor time to explore. If you can't do a craft when the baby is sleeping then put the baby in the high chair or a play pen where he's not going to get into mischief while you are supervising the craft. Only have certain toys available and then the next day switch them out .... I have four big pantries that I put child locks on and each day I open a different cupboard and those are the toys available for the day. The playroom is cleaned while I am preparing lunch. You shouldn't be pleading with a child cause that tells the kid they are in charge not you. Set rules and stick with them and give consequences what ever works .. Time outs... Take certain toys away... Every kid is different so different consequences work on different kids ... It's up to you to figure what works for this child