Hard to play with baby or grab attention

Anyone else feel like their baby would rather do their own thing? I feel like anytime I try to interact with my son or teach him something he has no interest and just runs away. Whenever I try to read him books he just tries to find object to play with. I know he’s still young and there’s only sm I can do right now but I just feel like when I see other baby’s his age they are more interactive I don’t know… I’m a sahm so I know he’s getting enough attention from me but maybe he just doesn’t like playing with me idk😭 but then it’s also hard because when I try to do things he will freak out unless I’m right by him so that’s also a struggle and in my brain I just think it’s annoying cause if he’s not gonna play with me why can’t I clean😭😅 just my little rant lol

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I could’ve wrote this! This is my situation with my daughter exactly! Hoping it’s just a phase 🤞

My ped said that kids have a minute of attention span per year, so maybe you're trying to stick with an activity for too long? I only read to mine when he's already sleepy before bedtime.

Same! I'm a SAHM and totally empathize haha. My daughter is a very independent player/learner but also like ... I can't go too far 😅 it's exhausting but it's just a short season!

My daughter is just over me. 😒 lol she sees me all day and when grandpa comes she's like eager to get out and leave me ahaha. I hate to say she plays hard to get but that's what it feels like. I try and get her play with me...kiss my cheek or anything like that and she avoids me. But then I see her Lil smirk when I stop. It's like she likes me to beg for her attention. 🫠🫠🫠 I just wanna love on her all the time.

yeah that’s around when I read to him too I guess I was just giving an example haha. But that really is the only time and he never seems interested I even get the interactive books and he just wants to slap the book out of my hand😅 I also take him to story time and he has never really been to interested in that either🙁

I know it makes me so sad cause he never wants to cuddle me 😭😅 mine does the same if I call his name he will look at me and then look away and then if I keep calling it he will just keep walking around past me and just ignores me 😭 but then if his dad calls him he goes running 🥲

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