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My 4-Year-old Constantly Wants Me to Play with Her: Advice?

Hi, Just wondering how other moms have responded to their young kids when they want you to play with them. Lately my 4-year-old daughter is constantly asking me to play with her (usually pretend-play), and gets upset when I have to do other things like housework. She seems to have lost the ability to entertain herself, and it's driving me a bit crazy. She has a younger brother (19 months), but he's too young to really play with her the way that she wants to. Any ideas on what to do?

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Need Ideas to Keep My 2 Year Old from Being Bored

My daughter is getting bored out of her mind sitting at home with me. I stay home with my 2 year old daughter and I need ideas of things to do with her to keep her from getting bored during the day. As it is right now we have the TV on all day, on the Noggin preschool channel. She has learned a tremendous amount of stuff from TV but lately she has been bored with it. We only have one car between my husband and myself so I can't take her anywhere during the day. We do try and get to the playground a few times a week so she can get use up the...