My 8 month old is adorable and has a very friendly personality. We get stopped all the time but people who just want to "talk" to him. I'm sure you are all familiar with this as well. Also, he is so used to having so many people around with the holidays. Now we are trying to get our lives back in order. I set him down with toy while I try and get something done (i.e. lunch prepared) and a couple minutes later he starts crying. The second I interact with him he is fine. He could care less about his toys... he just wants people.
I love how happy he is with people but when it is just me and him all day... it makes it so hard to get anything done. Also I don't want to do any accidental parenting and teach him that he can get all the attention he needs/wants. But I also don't want to ignore him - well, I know I don't do that.
Any advice on encouraging some independence?