In article t,
dkhedmo wrote:

I am going to give the situation another chance, as the alternative
would result in restraining the toddler every time ds1 wanted to work on
something, which is often. Our space is very limited and to supervise
both kids means ds1 at the kitchen table and a very exuberant toddler
stuck in a high chair or gated off from 50% of the downstairs area.

Does the exuberant toddler not like doing artwork? You could supervise them
both together, at opposite ends of the table, with their own equipment.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.