Do you think sometimes parents expect too much out of a toddler?
A lot of times I see posts and sometimes they come off as they want their toddlers to have Boarding School behaviour or 5* eating habits and robot emotions. The moment they don't, then you see people comment to "whoop them" or therapy or label them as monsters etc. It's frustrating as adults when we are learning something new, so imagine what it's like for toddlers learning EVERYTHING new from their emotions to the world to walking, talking, eating, being independent. In my opinion sometimes there are too many expectations put on toddlers, I mean I trained pretty untrainable adults but I never said I hated them, obviously never wanted to smack them or tell them they needed therapy.
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Just seen this post straight after the one in ‘boy moms’ group😂😂
Yes I do 😭
Deep down I understand so I don't make the kind of posts you're talking about. But when I'm not checking myself and reminding myself SHE'S ONLY 3 , I find myself treating her like she should know better and she should be a better example to her little brother and I know it's completely unfair on her. For me, it's my personal bad behaviour than I'm aware of, but comes from overwhelm. I'm in no way trying to justify it
Often. I often feel that people expect too much even out of a newborn. Like just got here babies have a lot of expectations put on them. The word clingy comes to mind or being asked if they are a "good baby" like a baby can be anything else. I don't blame the individuals who do it though it's a societal issue. That push for independence is deeply ingrained.
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