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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you articulate why it’s important for you to get the baby out of the house?  With two naps it can be tricky to time it or get anywhere for a play date. (Not impossible but tricky especially if not driving.)

I would pick one thing and work in that - either make her go outside in what she thinks is cold weather or find a cheap county class to send them to or pick one other thing.

The language and hesitancy might get better with time- she really just arrived and it can take 6-8 weeks to acclimate. Address issues but stay hopeful![/quote]

OP here. I don't really care about the baby getting out of the house, to be honest. It's more a reaction to all the people saying I need to get au pair out of the house and doing things but let's be honest - my 8 month old doesn't care. I'm happy for her to be outside in the neighborhood as much as possible but I despise baby classes and the like. (Rant: They're just expensive baby competitions specifically designed for parents to waste money because they feel like they need to keep up. That's for another thread...)

I appreciate the encouragement. Will focus on the most important things and give it time... [/quote]

Story time is free.  Free nature play (group) is free.  Nature center classes are cheap, just going to interact with people outside of class is free.[/quote]

These baby "classes" can give new parents and new caregivers good ideas (songs, finger plays, etc) for interacting with an infant. The free ones (especially) vary in quality, but might be worth a look.[/quote]

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