We do this thing with Jeralyn called 'blanket time'. I lay out a blanket with some toys, and right after breakfast she sits on the blanket for 20-25 minutes. Since 13 months she has learned to stay on the blanket the entire time. I set a timer and when it goes off I make a big deal about it and tell her she's "all done" with blanket time. It took a lot of work and redirecting her to get to this point. There were times it was frustrating to redirect her 20+ times, but it was SO WORTH IT! Blanket time comes in handy. For instance, I just used it when we were in an airport awaiting a flight. I didn't have a blanket, so I used Quent's jacket. I told her it was blanket time and she sat on it contently with toys and a snack.
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