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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My only is used to self entertaining. Your little is used to company and sibling fun. [/quote]

Eh, it varies. My extremely extroverted 5 year old only does not self entertain (in fact this weekend she told me "I can't play by myself mom! I need you!").  It's exhausting; if I'm not home, DH lets her watch lots of tv and play computer games as a way to get a break.

There would be different challenges with more than one kid, but for certain personality types an only is a lot of work! I think it will be easier when she's older though; multiple teenagers, for instance, seems like a much bigger challenge.[/quote]

Yeah, my only is incredibly, exhaustingly extroverted. He is 13 now, but until a few years ago any moment to actively engaged with someone else DOING something was clearly torture. We did our best to teach him to play by himself and build tolerance for boredom and being solo, but it never really took. Now as a teen he's fine because he can text friends, or watch a movie or read a book...but until he was old enough to do those things there was no such thing as "playing alone."[/quote]

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