Need Suggestions To Entertain 5 Yr Old During Bed Rest

Hi all,

Need your help and suggestions to entertain my 5 year old daughter. I am currently pregnant and in 23 weeks but due to incompetent cervix I have been put cervix stitch and also put on bed rest. My mom is here to take care of my daughter and me.

Now my problem is we recently moved to new apartment just before we noticed that I am pregnant and I am all new here. I don't have good friends either and also my daughter. Now my daughter is feeling very lonely and bored at home. Even though she has 100 toys she is not willing to play with them. She wants ppl around to play and she is longing for friends here. As we are new, I got very less chance to make friends. And I have been passing through so many tensions in this pregnancy from beginning so couldn't concentrate much on it.
Till last month I was in position to move so I use to play with her and take her to play area. But now as I am not in position to play or move she is feeling left out. My mom is trying her best but not able to play as much. Till last month she had only one friend in flat with whom she use to play occasionally but not sure what happened suddenly her mom is not allowing that girl to play with my daughter. Even if my daughter goes to their house, they are avoiding saying that they are going out etc. I asked my daughter if they fought anything between but she said no and they were all fine. I see that girl also is interested to play just that her mom is not allowing. Not sure what happened and I can't go to discuss. I am feeling so bad for my daughter . Need ur suggestions pls on how to make her engaged or entertained at home. I don't want my daughter to full time spend on laptop, mobile and tv which is what she is doing now and I am helpless...

Any suggestions would seriously help

 

Hi Daksh,

Thanks so much dear...I will think abt ur suggestion.
1. I tried playing with her on bed like some board games, word building etc etc...Even tried reading books. But my girl gets bored so easily. in the sense, she plays for max 10-15 mins. Thats all..after which she says boring for everything ...
2. No, my Husband is all time busy with his office work. He use to have calls almost everyday till 10-10:30. We dont get time to talk each other for atleast 30 mins in a day..
3. Yes, I have 2-3 friends (my daughter's friends mom). Problem is they all stay little far from my home and my husband should drop & pick up...we should think abt it. But i never tried till now so this will be first time. I am not sure how they take it forward? Little skeptical abt it.
4. I have very few cousins here...just 2-3..But they all have very small kids like 1 year old etc and will be busy with their own plans..so i cannot ask them. Being summer vacation, many ppl go to native
5. My Dad is not very good at health..He is able to handle only his tasks and somehow he is very addicted to TV and doesn't want my daughter to disturb him while he is watching tv. sometimes he shouts at her , if she is making noise in hall...i know its not right..but i cant say anything back to him. He was not such person earlier and use to be very cool...just after major health issue, he has changed..
6. I am actually looking out for any summer classes/camp near by where she can spend half day...may be that solves a bit of my problem...

But now a days , i am feeling that she is purposefully making fuss to play any other thing like toys, arts & crafts and crying out saying she is bored. Becoz i think she is addicted to mobile games etc and she understood when she makes more fuss, we will handover mobile..getting very difficult to keep her away from ipad and mobile now a days. I generally don't like kids , infact even elders to spend time on mobiles and ipads..I prefer spending time with ppl around..

 

Thanks SunPa...

No, my girl is not liking reading any story books...she likes me or my mother telling her stories but only during her bed time..Remaining times even if i initiate, she simply doesnt show interest.

Right dear, My kid loves to dance..your idea of playing on youtube and asking her practice might work..Let me try..