Supervision of 27-mth old

[Js Mum]

OK - Need to vent and I guess just wanting to know if I am right in my thinking or am I over reacting...

My son is 27mths old. And he is a very active toddler and great climber and destroyer.

I am 31 wks pregnant and really struggling with nausea and abdominal pressure from bub#2.

Anyway, Hubbie is the most hands off father I could have ever imagined. I just asked him (he was sitting watching tc) to watch our son because I am having a really rough day and his comment was that he is 2 yrs old, he doesn't need someone around watching him all the time, and that he is capable of playing unsupervised.

This has made me even angrier than I already am - does anyone leave their 2 yr old unsupervised/am I over reacting, or is my husband just being a total jerk?

[SpecialPatrolGroup]

I don't have a 2 yo..yet, but I would only leave a 2yo unsupervised in a child friendly room with a baby gate across the door if he or she is not going to have someone checking on them often. Even then, they still need to be checked.

[CocktailBubba]

My DS is 27 months old and sometime plays unsupervised at home- unsupervised as in out of eyesight.

Usually if I'm in the bathhroom getting ready . When it gets quiet and I can't hear him I usually stick my head out to see what he's up to lol but more often he comes to the bathroom to see what I'm doing :)

he's a little terror though aswell haha.

But being pregnant I can understand your frustrations.

[raisingthree]

If I need to go to the bathroom or take washing upstairs or something similar then I will leave her unsupervised for a very short time as long as she is occupied playing or tv.

I think that your husband is being a bit of a jerk though - he could "keep and eye on your child" without that comment.;)

[fozzie]

He's being a jerk!

I always say to my older boys or DH to watch what DS3 is doing when i need to leave the room. Simply because he's a monster and always up to something.

[sniper wolf]

dd who is 2 years, 4 months can kind of entertain herself for a few mins but not for much longer- they need stimulation and fun otherwise they can be a bit annoying and its harder.

so yeah, he's mostly wrong. tell him to pull his finger out and then you go and have a lie down.

[Tam-I-Am]

I don't CLOSELY supervise my nearly 2-year-old. He plays in his room (or his sister's room) on his own, without me being in the same room. I will even (occassionally) go outside to hang a load of washing out while he's inside. My house is pretty baby-proofed. He can't go into the kitchen (it's gated off) as is our fire, and the rest of the house is pretty safe....

I wouldn't be able to go off to have a sleep while he was awake though....