Getting rather frustrated with 2.5 year olds DS! For context, I am 30 weeks pregnant and getting to the large and uncomfy stage!
He won't spend any time playing alone, or even let me out of his sight. I took him to a toddler group this morning, all the other mums were sitting chatting and I was the one trailing around after DS. Came home, he helped me make lunch, then wanted to play with his sand / water etc on the patio and wouldn't let me tidy up from lunch / put some washing on etc without whinging / near tantrum. I'm happy to (and do) spend a good amount of time playing, but constantly trailing around after him is (a) boring and (b) not realistic with a newborn soon and (c) means I get no housework/jobs done at all. Even going to the loo / grabbing something from another room is met with 'nooooo...DS come too!'
Any ideas to encourage more independent play? I try joining in then leaving him to it, but his toddler attention span means it's not long before I get 'mummy, COME ON,' and I feel bad saying no all the time! Do I say no and deal with the tantrums? How am I going to manage with this and a newborn?! Panic!!