Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | I need help my 5 year old wont play by herself

i've gotten her coloring things, drawing things, she loves to do art and projects...i've gotten things to play make-believe, a kitchen ($160) all these christmas toys to play make believe, or use her imagination, and she WONT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. i'm so frustrated, she refuses to play by herself. if i have her go to her room to play, she sulks on her bed. i'll begin playing with her, to show her what games she can play...what she can do with her millions of toys..and as soon as i'm gone, she wants nothing to do with any of it. I'm so frusterated, i've threatend to take her toys, and give them to kids that would appreciate them...i've shown her kids in africa that hardly have toys and clothes, and their toys are like a tin can...it's so frusterating, i cna't do anything, becuase she constantly expects me to entertain her....i was an only child as well, i was actually negleted alot of my younger years, until i just went into my own room..to this day i tend to talk to my imaginary friend..lol..who has grown up with me...lol...but i had no one to play with alot of my younger years..except for the occational friend..which wasn't allowed alot, because to my mom everyone was goin to abuse me...but i reember playing all kinds of stuff...with toys, just by myself. i was an orphen on a boat (my bed was my boat, and the house was an ocean....) for lunch and stuff i was found stranded...and a kind person would feed me....you know....does anyone have any ideas?? i'm at my wits end....espcially in june i'll be having baby #2...she's really going to need to learn to play and entertain herself

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