Not to mention, I read all the lovely attachment parenting books before I gave birth and tried to follow them to a tee. He slept with me until he was 3. He breastfed on demand (no schedule). The list goes on. Suffice it to say, I personally wouldn't recommend that method to anyone!
LOL - that sounds so familiar, where have I lived that before? And we can be intense and carry things farther than any advice-giver ever imagined. Still, I had a lot of fun back then!
Honestly, It's great that you are teaching him to be independent, but yes, it takes a long long long time. And like the Bamboo tree, you aren't seeing many leaves, but the root system is growing.
From my vantage point, 6 is really really young for a baby-extrovert to amuse himself. My DS13 is perfectly happy without my undivided attention as long as he is watching TV, or playing computer, preferably facebook. And how good are you with time alone with nothing to do? Not that you ever have noting to do, but if you did?
Smiles,
Grinity
