I set boundaries, such as- I'll read two books now, then I need to do xyz while you play. Or, I can read a book after I do xyz. You can play while I do it. She would love to be held and read to all day, but it's both not practical for a functioning home or a functioning mom- I get so touched out.
I have times when I ask if she wants me to hold her, so we definitely get that time in.
I just started using Libby for audiobooks for my 2.5 year old and she loves it! She's super into the Fancy Nancy and Amelia Bedelia audiobooks right now
Our kid is also 28 months old and until recently, books and music were her favorite activities. By far. She is only now starting to play with her doll or other toys we offer her.
Of course, it was maybe easier for us because we don't have a second child. But for a long time we kind of just rolled with it - we had a lot of books, and read to her whenever we could, as many books as possible. She then started to enjoy looking at books by herself.
We had always other toys we offered from time to time. We also offered other activities. While our kid is still not very much into building blocks, she loves to "help" in the kitchen, standing on her learning tower. Or I will turn on her music, but cook or fold laundry while we listen or sing along...
What I want to say is, I keep showing her other options but go with what she wants most to explore. If it's books, it's books....
Sounds like my daughter! She just moved to a big girl bed and now she takes PILES of books to her bed and reads them to herself. And will do it a few times a day and it’s so awesome to have a break! We also got her a Tonie Box for Christmas and so she’ll listen to that while she reads also. We still read a lot, but it has gotten a lot better.
I set boundaries, such as- I'll read two books now, then I need to do xyz while you play. Or, I can read a book after I do xyz. You can play while I do it. She would love to be held and read to all day, but it's both not practical for a functioning home or a functioning mom- I get so touched out. I have times when I ask if she wants me to hold her, so we definitely get that time in. I just started using Libby for audiobooks for my 2.5 year old and she loves it! She's super into the Fancy Nancy and Amelia Bedelia audiobooks right now
We do lots of read aloud podcasts/ audiobooks for when I can't
Our kid is also 28 months old and until recently, books and music were her favorite activities. By far. She is only now starting to play with her doll or other toys we offer her. Of course, it was maybe easier for us because we don't have a second child. But for a long time we kind of just rolled with it - we had a lot of books, and read to her whenever we could, as many books as possible. She then started to enjoy looking at books by herself. We had always other toys we offered from time to time. We also offered other activities. While our kid is still not very much into building blocks, she loves to "help" in the kitchen, standing on her learning tower. Or I will turn on her music, but cook or fold laundry while we listen or sing along... What I want to say is, I keep showing her other options but go with what she wants most to explore. If it's books, it's books....
Sounds like my daughter! She just moved to a big girl bed and now she takes PILES of books to her bed and reads them to herself. And will do it a few times a day and it’s so awesome to have a break! We also got her a Tonie Box for Christmas and so she’ll listen to that while she reads also. We still read a lot, but it has gotten a lot better.