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How to Encourage Independent Play

My son is my first and only child and I’d never been around a baby for long before I had him. Needless to say, I wanted all the cuddles. He has always been a baby that likes to hug and snuggle and I wanted to soak in that stage. As he’s gotten older and has become better at being independent, I’ve found that my obsession with him may have interfered with some of the things he was ready to learn. For example, I held him a lot but he was probably ready to crawl long before I let him explore on his own. I helped him during playtime all the time and he knew how to entertain himself.

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