Thank you PrincessPerky, good tips.
The challenge I have with mine is that he is not very good yet at following instructions, even at the preschool he didn't get good "grades" at picking up.
He pretty much does what he does. His teacher told me not to worry; he seems to be very intelligent, invent his own games and gets others to play the games he invents.
So, he will not put things away or bring things from one place to the other when asked...unless he wants to and fits his plans..
When I am doing something on one bedroom, he might interact with my activity a bit, but unless I make it into a big production, he will not stay for long, goes straight to the front door and asked to go out. Or asks to watch TV, which I generally refuse. I prefer to go out.
Even if it is to walk around the neighborhood, he prefers that to being inside. In rainy days I often take him to the mall.
He seems to have a thirst for being around new environments, lots of people, animals, etc. In the preschool he is notorious for "escaping" from one classroom to the other...
During his baptism, all the kids were more or less around their parents, mine was all over, non stop, I had to say my lines from all over the church. He was 14 month old then.
On the year end event at his preschool, he was not only the only one who didn’t cry, but he was the only one who actually performed the dance, it was so cute. He is fearless. God Bless him.
coloring does work for 5-10 minutes...Building blocks for 5-10 minutes, playing on the bathtub, maybe 10 min at the most
Wrestle and tickles might last 20 min.
The pool I guess is a place where he can be for over an hour, he loves water!
I have not done play dough yet, Will have to try.
This is why an animal park is so perfect for him, we walk a lot and there is a new thing or being on each corner, humans included.
He gets bored - and cranky - very easily.
I'll have to get more creative...
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