Do you have days at home ?

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Do you take your baby/toddler out everyday ? Mine is 16 months & probably once or twice a week we stay at home for the whole day I have a garden so we play in there. For some reason I feel guilty though ? He is very content playing at home so am I doing anything wrong ?

I used to - at some point they get bored and then it's harder work to stay at home than to go out with them.

My son is the same age and we live in a second floor flat, no lift. At the moment he can be a right handful to get out, so I'm going with getting out every other day! I know what you mean, I sometimes feel guilty (especially as he gets his shoes and shouts out at the door sometimes!), but I just make sure I do things with him. I wouldn't worry--at least you have a garden!

When my dc were that age yes we did.

I go out every day with my toddler. For me I find it better for my mental health, and it gives more structure to our day. We don't have a garden either, so she gets more exercise if we go out to a park. I think dd prefers it as she's always been used to going out daily, and looks forward to our trips. Even during lockdown, we'd go out for long daily walks and enjoy exploring the neighbourhood.

We had a few days last month when we had to stay at home because we were potty training and I went a bit stir crazy being stuck inside, although dd was happy playing at home. You just have to do what suits you as a family.

At that age it was fine to stay in all day but as DD has got bigger she needs to run off her excess energy

If you're happy and he's happy, I don't see any problem at all! Enjoy your days at home.

We've had to walk the dogs every day so we do that as a minimum. To be honest as a SAHM, the day drags if we don't go out and now he's that bit older, he needs to burn off enough energy to be able to go to sleep without bedtime taking forever (3y2mo)

We stay in sometimes, especially if the weather is too hot or wet. She has a pool, (plastic!) trampoline, outside toys like play doh & friends over occasionally.
But I have friends who seem like they have to be out all the time, from sun up to sun down. I find it exhausting!

I have a 3 Yr old and we def do not go out everyday. We have a large garden we play in a lot and maybe walk down the lane but def not to entertainment everyday not even every weekend. I was not bought up to go out a lot we had toys and played with them but I had sisters so a bit different. Sometimes I think children get taken out far to much is better they learn to use imagination and be creative at home. Bank of mum and dad can not always be spending is my thing.
Saying that before son started nursery we did do soft play a lot so he saw and interacted with other children his age. Year membership from grandparents ♥️
Do what suits you and keeps you happy and sane

Yeah we often like a day at home.

We went out every day, but for my benefit more than DD! If she had a whole day at home, I felt like I had a whole day of following her and tidying up or feeling like my house was a disaster. Getting out for a wander into the village or to a playground was quality time, fresh air and variety, with no mess being produced! I also really enjoyed toddler groups because it gave us both some interaction - I always found my DD slept better if she’d had a bit of socialising, it seemed to tire her out.

That said, I wouldn’t feel guilty about having a day at home, especially if your DS is happy. Besides, there’s much less opportunity to get out to toddler groups etc at the moment, I couldn’t do it the same now as I did then.

Glad I posted this thank you everyone for making me feel ok about it ! X