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This sounds pretty normal. It makes things hard but yeah my almost 2yr old only likes to do things her way and doesn’t care “how to do” something. And she gets fussy over everything and it’s hard for me to understand what she wants/needs. Very different from my first 😂 Just exploring things in her own way ❤️
not the independent play, bc she loves it. but playing with toys correctly ? no. she likes to do her own thing. she does color with markers and crayons really well though. like she knows to only color on the paper and she doesn’t put things in her mouth really anymore
My son is good with playing independently but that doesn’t mean he’s playing with toys “correctly” lol he’s usually throwing things running around with things or playing with things that aren’t even toys lol he likes Tupperware a lot and spatulas and boxes
There is no “correct” way to play with something. It sounds like she is curious and wanting to do her own thing, showing independence. Best thing for independent play is to let them be. Put some toys in the middle of the room and show her you’re not available for play, like read a book. Best thing also for independent play is to rotate toys. I only have 5-10 toys out at a time and switch them every week so she has fresh items. Too many toys can be overwhelming. She can play for an hour or two by herself and be perfectly happy.
Thanks all! Sometimes I get so wrapped up in milestones that I forget she’s still so young. I wish milestones didn’t exist sometimes lol.
My sons favorite food is crayons haha
Very normal in my opinion, with an almost 2 year old boy doing the same things. I would try to remind myself that she probably sees the way SHE is playing with the toy (ring stacker for instance) as the CORRECT way, and what you’re doing is wrong and she’s equally as frustrated YOU are doing it wrong 😂😬
This. 100% We live in a generation of unintentionally or intentionally comparing everything to something else we see daily on social platforms, milestones used to just be guidelines and now it seems when I open my social media I’m more let down that my son can’t climb into his learning tower on his own, or wants to eat crayons lol and some other kid with an older sibling is doing full sets of stairs up and down. It’s definitely not easy.
My daughter does the same things. Sounds normal to me. And yea she also surprises me with things I didn't know she knew. I think it's called the terrible twos lol they can be unpredictable
@Annie thank you! I just go back and forth worrying and then reassuring myself that she’s just fine. I just wish she’d want to learn! Lol someday hopefully