Why are toddlers miserable when you take them where they want to go"
When I told my toddler we?d be going to story time at the library, she was so excited that she started cheering and jumping up and down. Her big brother was finally back at school, and she was thrilled to have some solo time with me, doing a fun activity just for her.
But when we got there, instead of happily participating, she clung to my legs for dear life and gave everyone the stink-eye. When the lovely woman leading the session asked if she?d like to jump over the candlestick like the other kids, my daughter gave her such an angry scowl that the poor lady actually recoiled and said with a nervous laugh, ?Guess that?s a no!?
I was horrified. I was also embarrassed and frustrated. We had planned this. She not only knew about it but also really wanted to go. Why was she being so difficult" Yes, the answer is ?because she?s a toddler,? but not for the reason you might think.
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Is my toddler's bad behaviour normal"?[Toddlers can] have the anticipation of wanting to go, and they?ve painted a picture [in their head] of that, but socializing is a real skill,? says Toronto-based family counsellor Alyson Schafer, author of Honey, I Wrecked the Kids. ?So [a child] can have an idea that they?re going to have fun, but when you arrive, they?re l...
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