9 month old baby cries when I make her play by herself. How do I get her used to being put down & alone time?

I DO NOT hold her all day. I work from home, so when she’s not napping, I have a blanket in front of my chair that she plays on or a variety of play apparatuses she uses. As long as the tv is on, she’s fairly content (which I detest doing). But if she’s left to play without a tv and just some toys, she gets bored and fusses. We have an Exersaucer, Jumperoo, swing…nothing helps. She gets bored very quickly and wants to be with me. She’s getting more mobile but that hasn’t even helped because she ‘mobilizes’ herself directly to me and wants to be picked up. I know this is normal. My question is, what’s the best way to get her to be a content, play-by-herself type of baby? I’m willing to let her cry it out, but will that work at this age?

Do you have a play pen? or some place safe she could be confined (so as not to be in danger) that you could set just out of her view of you? This may help her develop somewhat of an independent spirit. As long as she can see you, and as long as she knows you are likely to give in she will manipulate, as it is of course human nature. I am definitely not saying to ignore her….but set a time frame when you know her tummy is full, she is dry and comfortable, and even tell her, “now mommy is going to work, and you are going to play alone” start out with a small time increment and build up, but the primary thing will be to STICK TO IT, just make yourself do it! or this is a battle you will fight for years, and years to come in one way or another. I didn’t do this with my first, he’s grown and still demands attention, the younger, I started the day we came home from the hospital, by putting him in his crib at night for say a 6 hours night sleep, and sticking to it, same with alone time and play time, he is an ABSOLUTELY different child than his brother.

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