Continued from Supporting Your Child To Play Independently Part 1 4. Get your child started on something. Some children will get right into play.
Others will need your help to get started. And it won't help to tell them "Go play!" which just makes them feel like you don't want to be with them.
Those children need a transition. Set aside ten minutes to admire your child as you watch them play. Say "Soon we will have free play time, while you play whatever you want and I do a little work.
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