I’m lucky enough that I am able to be an “at home mum” thanks to my wonderful husband allowing me to enjoy the first few years with our child but he goes to nursery for afew afternoons a week to give him the important interaction that he needs, and then I do lots of age related activities with him etc. So by 7pm he’s exhausted and off to bed he goes for his 12 hours! I don’t take him shopping (food shopping yes as that’s a necessity but not clothes shopping, that’s not stimulating for him) Atleast doing grocery shopping I can tell him about all the food we are putting in the trolley and get him to name different fruit veg etc. And the only meals out he gets dragged to are at soft play
and the occasional special occasion restaurant meal. I leave lunches out and poncing around shops for when I’m not with him because there is nothing interesting for him to enjoy out of that. Honestly I just can’t it winds me up haha!!