Screen-Free

Hi! Not sure how old your little one is. My daughter is just over 2 years and has always been screen-free (she's watched a total of 3 YouTube videos about a topic she was interested in at the time) apart from videochatting the grandparents.
I've always encouraged independent play, looking at books, building towers, etc. If she really needs to be close to me, she can bring her toys into the kitchen. When she was younger I wouldn't get much time but now I can be doing the dishes/cooking for like 30 minutes and she's fine! She'll sometimes come into the kitchen to complain that she wants mama to play with her but she know she'll get my undivided attention once I'm done.

+ how I dealt with the crying was to respond to it. My idea behind it was that she'd then know that I was still available even when she's playing by herself. That was inconvenient for me at the start but I do feel it's helped her be okay with playing independently - knowing mama is closeby if she does need me.

Oh and another tip! If you haven't started yet: read to them!! We read to hear from day 1 and I believe that's really what has helped her love books. She'll sit on the couch for 15+ minutes looking through her and my books

It really depends on the baby. If you have a refluxy or colic or just unhappy and unsettled baby then throw all the boundaries out the window and do what you need. My boy was the easiest baby ever. He’d lie there on his playmat for half an hr while he just whacks his toys gooing and gaaing and I took him out most days and he napped in the pram doe 2hrs so it was really easy to avoid screens even though I wasn’t purposely avoiding screens my lifestyle and how easy he was just made it that way. He rarely cried unless he was hungry. Other than that happy easy baby and toddler and now easy child who loves Legos and playdoh and puzzles and asking me to play a board game every day lol. We also don’t have live tv so he can’t watch whatever he wants or whatever’s on, I need to actually type it in

We have screen time but it’s not an all the time thing. My boy loves watching fish and he loves nature documentaries and we do low sensory programmes for him when I just need to do things like washing or cooking and he doesn’t fancy just being in his bouncer in the kitchen. Otherwise we still do tummy time and we have play time and all sorts. I think in moderation it’s not too much of an issue. I believe they can enjoy screen time and also be independent too🩷

I recommend to get a yoto player!! My 2 year old son absolutely loves listening to stories and singing using it. There’s amazing bedtime stories too. You can either get it at Kmart or on they own website. They have heaps more cards to choose from on their website. ❤️✨

Check out yoto mini player from Kmart https://www.kmart.com.au/product/yoto-mini-player-43679935/

This is when teaching your children about boundaries and routine comes in. They could be getting ready to eat. You could teach them how to set up the table how to clean up their areas have them pick up their room some my daughter is not allowed in my room. She’s also not allowed in my kitchen. I don’t care if she plays with pots and pans, but she’s not allowed in the kitchen or the bathroom until she’s able to use by herself basically they just wanna do what you’re doing. Try allowing them to help if they’re not too small and time to yourself good luck let me know when you figure it out ❤️🥂

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When it get too much place baby in the cott leave the baby for five minutes
You enter another room take a couple deep breaths and let it out and then if your still a little overwhelmed keep breathing in n out until you know you calm enough to go back to putting baby down and if that don’t work let the baby cry her his self to sleep yes it’s not something you like the idea of but sometimes if nothing else works ands that the only option you got to give ago well there nothing harsh or wrong with it you can’t do much else if it the last option 🙂 but this might also help you in a way as I have ordered I don’t know if it will or won’t I only just ordered myself one for my child n I’m waiting on its delivery so might work might not



https://www.bigw.com.au/product/cartoon-baby-sleep-assistant-appease-hand-pillow-plush-doll-toy-for-newborns-white-for-goose/p/9901811583

We only do screens for learning apps

Honestly a 3 months old doesn't need a screen at all. You do right mama. I remember my baby was that age he couldn't settle without being held. It started to get a bit better when he was 6 months and could seat on his own. I wasn't doing all the cooking and cleaning. My husband did during this time. I have absolutely no solution to give. Just saying that you are doing things right and also that it gets better.