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Playroom étiquette for moms

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So, I took my son to an open house playroom and I was kind of confused as to what to do.  (I know, I sound like a FTM here right?)
He's just under a year old.  He isn't walking yet.  All the other parents had younger (not moving sized) babies and then older toddlers (probably 2 and up).  My baby kept crawling up to the older kids and pulling up to look at what they were doing.  Should I try to move him away?  How about when he was trying to take their toys?  He doesn't understand sharing yet, so I'd just had to pull him away from the other kid and I apologized when it happened.  I kind of felt like a helicopter mom, compared to the others, but then again I was the only one with a kid his age.  The other parents were sitting with their young babies and nursing etc.


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Re: Playroom étiquette for moms

  • DochasDochas member
    I agree with cj.  If you wait until they are old enough to understand sharing, it's too late.  Just gently say no, we don't take toys and hand them back.  And you cannot be a helicopter Mom at that age.  I would only move him away if you were worried about him getting trampled if he was pulling himself up on a table or something.  If it was like a trampoline or something with moving parts I would move him so he didn't get hurt.  Mixed age settings are always a little stressful I think.
    TTC since September '08 After 2 m/c - lap for stage 3-4 endo Oct '09 Bravelle w/Ovidrel trigger - iui on 11/07 Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
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