Do you give your child your full undivided attention
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When I'm not in the middle of something yes, but I can't always stop what I'm doing to give attention and that is a reasonable lesson to teach your child after a certain age - that sometimes they will need to practice patience and wait
Not completely or all the time I will either try to watch the times that I can’t listen or listen times I can’t watch
It can’t be undivided if I’m also doing something else. But I do my best to react/respond as much as possible
Atleast for me, I give them enough undivided attention that if I do step away to cook they may come looking for me but generally don’t want or need me just want to see I’m still in the house. Same with the bathroom, I can go but my son is definitely coming to find me but it’s usually just a oh okay mamas here and then he goes back to playing.
There are certain times when you can't give them your undivided attention.
I have a hard time focusing on any one thing at a time, so definitely not 😂 she’s actually getting older and visibly annoyed by my distractions 😩 ooops
Not 24/7. But it's important to have time every day where they DO get your undivided attention. If you are cooking and talking to them, that's nice, but it's not your "full undivided attention". Your attention is automatically divided because you need to pay attention to cooking.
Nobody can do this 24/7, especially with multiple children. I do have times of the day where each of my kids get my undivided attention but it isn’t all day
My kids are turning 13 & 17 this year 🤣 they want me to ignore them so they can be on their phones with their friends lmao
As much as I possibly can, yes
Okay thanks everyone I always had that thought on my mind that I NEEDED to give my child 100% of my attention at all times of the day but I also get that it helps build independence but it’s hard with being a sahm I still always feel the need to no matter what and sometimes I forget to do stuff like while cooking or doing something I feel rushed because I feel like he needs my attention asap.
With my 5 year old usually not as it's easy to redirect. But with my toddler (20 months), absolutely yes. Most things can wait. As long as it's not a safety issue ( i.e., burning something on the stove), my son gets my full attention no matter what.