You know children want their mother's attention a lot, they want their mothers to play or just spend time with them. I can understand your situation completely as I am going through the same situation. I work from home and my daughter ends up watching TV for a lot of time. I gave her some drawing, painting, playdough, puzzles to keep her engaged, but her interest was short-lived in those. However, I called one of her friends at home and they both were playing nicely keeping each other's company. Also, sometimes I send her to her friend's house to play for maybe an hour and a half. Then I get her back. This way, her mind is refreshed and she then plays or does her homework at home happily. Hopes this helps you.
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