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[quote=Anonymous]18 month old twin charges.  I have no issue leaving them buckled into the highchairs and babbling to each other while I take 5-10 minutes to switch laundry, but they don't have food or drink on which to choke, and it's after they've eaten so they're full and happy, not starving and cranky.  Nor do I have an issue taking them into the bathroom with me.  There is no reason a child at that age needs to see you using the toilet (long skirts are perfect to shield the action but make it clear what is happening), but yes, they need to hear the sounds, see the result and help flush; try potty training without any modeling and let me know how it goes.

As for independent play, while invaluable, it's not hard to do.  I actually lie on the floor in the middle of the room, and that's their cue to play by themselves.  When they're done for a little while, we do physical play together on the floor and in the air, then I roll over and they climb all over me.

As for personal calls, that's different.  I've been trying to talk to a government agency for four weeks.  But due to the twins' nap schedules shifting so that they aren't synced, today is the first day I've had a spare moment to get through.[/quote]

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