u/CKixi

Hello! My son is 20 months old. I was on maternity leave until last week, and now Dad will take his paternity leave for the next 2 months, then he’s off to grandma during the day, until Sept., when he will start going to nursery.
So it’s safe to say he has always had an adult with him at all times until now, offering 1-1 care and play. Unfortunately this also means he doesn’t have any independent play ‘skills’. He will cry and follow us around if we try to leave him alone or even just be 2 meters away doing something else. Outside he’s a bit better, he likes playing in the sandpit alone or with other kids, use the slides, run around etc. but inside the home he requires a parent to be content really. With him going to nursery later in the year, I’d like him to start becoming more independent in his play and less reliant on us during those times. He is very bright, and social stories have worked in the past to get him to behave at the store, leave the park, wait in line etc., but no matter how we try to encourage him to take his buldozer and play not glued to my leg, it doesn’t work 😂