Stay at home dad, stuck in the middle of nowhere bringing up a 17th month old daughter. What to do? [View all]

Last edited Mon Feb 11, 2013, 01:45 PM - Edit history (1)

I have been looking after her every day since my wife went back to work after a ridiculously brief maternity leave. Up until recently it was mostly quite easy to entertain her. But now she's up and running around and very very inquisitive it's getting harder to know what to do to keep her entertained. She is starting to get bored hanging around with me, and of her toys.

I am to all intents and purposes stuck in the middle of nowhere without transport and, as we live in the tropics, it's too hot during the day to take her outside so we have to stay indoors until about 4PM, when we can go outside and have some fun in the garden.

There are no other kids her age, or similar, around here, which breaks my heart. In fact this whole situation is quite heartbreaking as I know this is not the best situation to bring her up in and I wish we could move, but we can't at the moment due to financial reasons and my wife's work commitments.

Have any of you guys been stuck in a similar situation and if so, what did you do? Any suggestions from anyone who hasn't been in a similar situation also very gratefully received, as are simple words of encouragement.

Thanks in advance, T

ETA: Here's a pic of her when we were on our way back from a Christmas visit to family...