[Jedicrazy]

Obi is 18months now and still does the batting the ball under sofas etc...

When he was around 5 months old he used to go nuts as soon as I'd put the kids to bed and sat down on the sofa. It was like he knew the kids were out the way and he was saying "my turn now, play with me". I would play for about 30mins and then when I tried to stop he just didn't want to! I tried ignoring him, time outs etc and nothing really worked until I changed tack. Instead of general play I turned the 30mins into training sessions. I would get the treats out and teach him new stuff or practice stuff he already knew. He had my attention and was mentally and physically tiring himself out. I think mentally tiring them out is the key point here. I found once we stopped he was ready to settle and I usually offered him a tasty longer lasting treat to chew on (pigs ear or smiler).