Is this and parenting?!

[BeautifulBlue]

I have a 17 month old, we go out every morning to a baby group/soft play then she comes home & has a nap, then she lunch. By this time it’s about 2pm. She’s really good at independent play & will quite happily wonder round our house playing with toys, getting in the laundry basket, looking at books... I totter about & do things. I am having a bit of guilt that I don’t interact with her enough! Should I be doing more in the afternoon with her? What can we do together?!

Painting , simple jigsaws , rolling a ball , cars, posting shapes, playing peek a boo, pulling faces in mirror.

I'm a bit like this, I'm a quiet person and by the end of the day I wonder if Iv spoken enough.. my DD is now 21 months and will pull me over to play with her which I will do but other times just knowing I'm in the room is enough for her, sometimes I like to leave her to use her imagination and there is nothing more adorable than seeing them in there own lil bubble chatting away..

I'm watching out for suggestions tho..

This sounds like a great routine to me. As long as you chat to her in the afternoon while you are both pottering. Independent exploration/play is really important. Break it up with a couple of cuddle and story books. A toddler will soon let you know if they are bored!

Do anything for what is the best just to make baby happy.

Reading, singing, building blocks, painting, chatting while going about your day.

Interacting with her doesn’t need to be a performance. It can just be chatting over lunch or singing in the car.