[spokanemom]

I agree with the timer method. I had to use this with one of my kids and it worked really well. We also used psoitive reinforcement after the timer went off to make the playing by self time even more motivating(Stickers, praise etc). We were able to increase our time from 2 min to 30 in one month. It was great. I would also ignore my son and redirect him to the toys if he tried to end the playtime too early.