How Can I Distract My Toddlers With as Little Disaster as Possible?

"It's amazing how much less needy kids are when they're outside," she says. "I try to have them be things that they don't have access to all the time to do." If you need 30 minutes of undivided attention for a child, then wait till nap time up until really the last year or so. You can draw very quietly in your bed with a small toy or something like that and everybody needs it.

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