Fostering a sense of independence

[ailbhe]

Linnea walked out of the dining room, closed the door on me, and has been playing in isolation in the library for over 20 minutes. I'm really quite grateful, as I'm exhausted (though my pelvic pain is greatly lessened by doing nothing at all and walking with my knees together and only sitting on hard, flat surfaces) but it's a bit strange, how much time she chooses to spend entirely alone, when she clearly adores the time she spends with other people too. I suppose this morning we went to Tigglers Togglers and then had a mother, toddler and baby visit with us afterwards, so she was in constant company from 9:30 until 14:00. That could be it.

She's happy, whatever she's doing, and the stairgate is in front of the door so she can't run out onto the street. I'll leave her to it.

Comments

[rosefox]

I love spending time with other people, but I'm always relieved to be alone. *)

[tammylc.livejournal.com]

I wish Liam were a little more willing to play on his own. He certainly does sometimes, but it's always notable as an exception rather than the rule.

rosefox's comment inspires me to think that perhaps this is temperment based - I'm an extreme extrovert, and suspect Liam is too. Given a choice, I'll always choose to interact with others than to do something on my own.

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

Joy!!

Yesterday? The sprog went into the bathroom and closed the door. Boy thought he was quietly playing in the living room. :-). (I opened the door, 'cause there are sharp and potentially hot things within his reach in the bathroom, and I wanted to keep an eye on him, but still! [His reach has gotten way longer. There's no shelf out of reach anymore.])

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Aw, she's an introvert!!!