# Parents of Infants- How Long Do You Let Baby Play By Themselves?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 16, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-infants-how-long-do-you-let-baby-play-by-themselves/290331 "2005-02-16T07:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-infants-how-long-do-you-let-baby-play-by-themselves/290331/21 "2005-02-16T19:46:42Z")

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> [@tanookie](#):
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> I have a little boy who eats (and poops) string.  
> \<snip\>  
> My pediatrician told me he did this because he can and he thinks it is fun.

But which part of it does he think is fun?

**Inkleberry** , based on your previous threads about the medical issue you astutely detected and dealt with, you are doing a fine job as a parent. Don’t worry about putting down a content baby for a while. By the time you’re on your third child, it’s inevitable anyway - the others demand attention too.

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