playfelt: you are absolutely right about the lack of language...this little one is a bit slower to develop his language and his words are not clear and he cannot express what he is feeling. I have been working on it with him and his parents have taken him for a speech assessment as well and that is in the process still. I never leave him alone with others in the playroom anyway as he also tends to climb on top of others the moment I leave (lol), also he is quite clingy and also shawdows me most of the time. However, when I am changing a diaper or helping another child with something, it can happen so quickly! I will try to keep him closer to me as you suggested (I'm sure that won't bother him as he likes to follow me). As my kids are all small, I never leave them to prepare lunch or anything like that, so that shouldn't be an issue. I never leave them all for more than a few seconds, but next time I will make sure he either comes with me or is put somewhere away from others if I have to be occupied with someone else.