DD1 is driving me a bit nuts. She wants to be by my side every minute of the day and I'm really struggling to find things for her to do that she's happy to do on her own just so I can get stuff done. She will paint for about 10 minutes but then needs a shower. She won't look at books, won't play with her dolls house and I have to cajole her into playing outside (we have a huge backyard with a really good swings/slide/sandpit set).

I can't get her to help with 'jobs' like washing/putting clothes away because she just cracks it if I don't do things the way she thinks things should be done. I'm not a control freak by any means but taking 10 minutes inbetween tantrums to put away ONE item of clothing just ain't fun.

My 7 month old will play on her own for about 10 times as long as my 3-year-old. The only thing that will occupy her is TV and I really don't want her watching too much of that.

I've had to bribe her this morning into going outside for 15 minutes and then she can have a chocolate.

She's a very outgoing little girl, I think she just likes to be around people ALL the time.