Normal toddler behavior?
My 18 month old is pretty rambunctious! She prefers to run, climb and play rather than sit still in a circle. We’ve been to a few indoor toddler play classes, and she doesn’t spend as much time watching the teacher as some other little ones do. She likes to be on the move.
I’m thinking about taking her to a library class in the morning but I’m nervous she’ll be more interested in playing with whatever’s available and getting into everything than listening to the story. I don’t know if I should feel embarrassed by her behavior, like I’m doing something wrong?
Is this normal? At what age do they start to follow instructions more consistently? I’m a first time mom. 😅
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I take my son to the library for story time and my son is the ONLY one who can't sit still and clwalks everywhere
I take my daughter to toddler turbos, and in the 2 hours they have a time where they all sit in a circle for 30 mins and follow what the leaders tell them to do and copy what they do etc and my daughter literally runs around the circle of kids or just goes and climbs on all the stuff all by herself.
She will sit down and read books, play, draw etc when she wants. She has a lot of energy and I am happy for her to blow off steam.
When they get to around 2 they do start to follow more instructions especially when they get familiar with the place.
You’re doing great - let toddlers be toddlers 💞
My daughter is the same way. Not sure if you have any in your area but I take her to The Little Gym and she absolutely loves it and is a great way to get energy out and introduce a class with out feeling like it’s too structured. I use to feel embarrassed too but realized that she’s just an active girl and at this age they shouldn’t be expected to sit too long anyway. She’s very adventurous and curious and these gym like classes are a safe place to roam freely. Shes also learned how to do a forward roll on her own and she even hangs upside down like Spider-Man on the bars 😂 while other kids would rather sing songs and are very cautious. It’s all just personality and temperament.
this is my son. I just let him be. He’ll sit for a min and get up and no one seems to mind.
Definitely take her! She'll get used to it! My son will 100% be.like this
Ahh toddlers are nuts in general lol. I’ve met maybe 1 compliant toddler in my lifetime lol
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