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She has always been great for playing on her own

I can only dream. But we ran into a similar phase where it was all maintenance and setup. So for DS7, starting around 3yrs I guarantee him 30 minutes of real play time together. For the first couple of years it was mostly me being a toy, now it is more balanced.

And to really understand a kid's value system, those minutes are more golden than anything else to encourage good behavior. They also make for a natural consequence... well you used up a lot of my time by doing XXX that I had to cleanup; so, I'm going to charge 5 minutes from your playtime.