Independent play

We are continuing to loosely follow the babywise books on child raising. One of the recommendations is something called "independent play." Which means you put toys in a playpen near you, and you let our child play by themself for 20-30 minutes.
Nathan used to take the opportunity while I got ready in the morning to destroy the bathroom. I think he knew I was occupied. So I thought this would be the perfect time of the day to do independent play. I set up his pack and play outside the bathroom, put in some favorite toys and say "have fun buddy."

It took alittle while for him to understand that his is not punishment and actually focusing on your toys can be fun. I love independent play time, and Nathan really does focus more on his toys instead of going from thing to thing. I am going to remember this for "the new guy" and hopefully start sooner than I did with Nathan.
But today, Nathan wins in our constant game of "who can out smart who." I peeked out at him doing independent play and found him standing in his toy basket in the play pen. So much for me trying to contain his toys.

Yes, the basket is no longer in the playpen.

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