7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Play Independently

I love playing with my kids but guess what, I don't have time to do it all day long. Between preparing meals, chores and working from home, I have other things that I am required to do through the day in addition to my favorite times through the day which is playing with the kiddos. Starting at a young age, I encouraged my kids to play independently. I read up a bunch on how independent play encourages creativity and imagination in children and loved the idea of that. Kids need to learn to work through boredom, not have an activity planned for them all the time. When they are left to their own devices, it is amazing to see what they come up with!
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