A headline from yesterday’s Times ‘Style’ all about letting children get on with their own entertainment rather than feeling obliged to stimulate them all the time. I worry that I don’t play with Will enough one on one, but then again trying to do that over a long period of time is a) exhausting and b) impossible.
Talking to the girls this afternoon they all leave their children to do their own thing and that way they get time to do whatever they need to, and the kids learn to keep themselves amused. Must let Will play for longer on his own I think, at the moment I have very little time to myself in the day and if I’m honest he’s usually fine left to his own devices. Having said that, I’m sure he talks more than most because I do spend so much time singing and and chatting to him so it does make a difference.
God I was glad to get out of the house for tea today. It’s been hideous here – rainy, miserable and cold. It’s enough to make you go stir crazy, especially as you know it should be sunny!
William's First Year 