How do you get free time?

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Babysitting, daycare or family help is not an option for us at the moment. I'm mandatory teleworking and watching my 15 month old son. He has some days that he is whiny, crying, attached, cranky etc. I am lucky if he naps for more than an hour to get anything done or even eat a quick meal while standing up...  What do you do to keep your toddler entertained/busy so you can walk away for a bit?

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We had a playpen for a while. We would put our daughter in the playpen and she would play by herself.

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You can put on educational shows from time to time. Abckidtv on YouTube has a great ABC program that's soft and slow paced. Lots of similar stuff as well, we just try to avoid stuff that's overly stimulating or fast paced

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I was working from home with our son from 12 months old to 21 months. It’s really hard. I tried to schedule meetings during snack or nap time (aka his happy times). I set up my office in his play room so he has plenty of toys around him at all times. I’d cave and plop him in front of the TV (in the same room) when I really needed him to be entertained and quiet. I worked a lot of early mornings and late nights when he was sleeping to catch up.
After 9 months of this, we found out we were pregnant again and just couldn’t handle that the work stress on top of everything else, so I turned in my notice. It’s been a weird year.

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