When I put Little Bug in her room to play today at Independent Playtime she only protested with a little cry of “Mama!” once and that was it!

She played the entire 5 minutes happily! She was playing when the timer went off and came to her door with a smile on her face when it went off.

So, she has learned the timer is what brings Mama back – not her crying, fussing and whining! She is also learning it is fun to play with toys in her room, even without Mama!

Tomorrow I will increase to 7 minutes (baby steps, I don’t want to get ahead of what she is capable of doing!) and continue to increase as the days go on until we are at two 30 minute sessions a day.

Persistence and consistency paid off!

- Elaine