Am constantly getting this feeling that I should be playing more with my 4yo
My son is 4yo and am a stahm. Lately I’ve been feeling really guilty about how often we use the TV. Well we usually have a pretty busy morning. We’ll go outside for a bit, run an errand, play with his cars, have lunch etc but after lunch is where I struggle. He’ll ask to watch something and honestly sometimes I’m more than happy to let him cause most times am so tired and just want to take a nap.
He doesn’t have a tablet or anything and I try not to just leave the TV running all day but there are definitely days where it ends up being on for a couple hours throughout the afternoon.
The weird thing is I don't actually feel guilty about him watching something educational or even just having some downtime. I feel guilty because I feel like I should be doing something with him instead.
I see all these posts about parents doing crafts, baking, going on nature walks, reading together and I’m like... where are you people getting the energy?
I also feel like I’ve forgotten how to just let him be bored. If he’s playing by himself, I feel like I should be interacting with him more.
Honestly not sure how to get myself out of this