Is 2 a really obsessive age?

MrsBeckO

I don't recall any of the kiddos I've nannied in the past having such sudden obsessive tendencies as compared to DD. All of the sudden, like in the last week or so, DD has glommed onto a few things and she talks about them, cries about them, asks for them ALL. THE. TIME. One is her baby doll and she seriously cannot do anything without her baby. Bath time? Baby goes in the tub. Dinner time? She feeds baby at the table. Time to go to school? "Oh no!! BAAAAAABY! Buckle my baby!" The other two sudden obsessions are watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse clips on YouTube (epic fail on the one time distraction idea!), and her new boyfriend from school who she calls "Co Co". 

Sweet Mother, she is getting hard to wrangle when every part of every day involves begging for her baby, Mick-Mouse, or Co Co.

Is this typical of 2 year olds?

How do you keep these obsessions in check? Or do you? Do I just let her carry on obsessing and let it pass?

What say you, bumpies? 

userdeleted

Maybe it's a personality thing. Leo is definitely like that. The particular thing he's obsessed with varies, but it's always something. For example, right now he's in bed wearing his Cars shirt, holding not one but two Lightening McQueen cars, and probably replaying the Cars movie that he constantly watches in his head. His red crocs are now "Lightning Queen" shoes, and he turns his food into race cars that crash and need new tires.

Last week it was his baby doll. A month ago it was Caillou. I just let him do his thing. I honestly think it helps develop his imaginary play. The complex story lines I see him creating that all revolve around his latest "thing" are so cute and interesting. 

BoxerMomma

my child is a total genius, so it's not really fair to compare her to others ...

but it sounds totally normal to me. rubes has never had a lovey or blanket or favorite doll. but she was freaking obsessed with yo gabba gabba for like two months.  she called us all by yo gabba gabba character names, she asked for the songs in the car, she made up stories about them or retold us full episodes. it was horribly annoying for me, but it only lasted the two months and now she only mentions YGG a few times a week. i let her watch one episode a day during the height of the obsession b/c it's all i could handle. im not sure if that was the right thing to do or not, but somehow it started to fade a few weeks ago and i have my sanity back. 

mcurban

Tommy is all about Ighting A-Qeeeeeeen!  (which, to the non-two year old sect is Lightning McQueen).  Yeah, pretty much the same. Sleeps w/ a car, reads all of his cars books, can spot anything lightning mcqueen related from a mile away.

 

I do think it has more to do w/ personality than age. Jack wasn't really obsessed w/ one thing until late threes, early fours and WOW it's a whole different level of crazy. everything from pencils to jelly beans are turned into fast jets. coo coo. 

michelleaxo

Must be. Gracie has to have her baby and a boo with her at all times. Bath, bed, school you name it. And she feels the f out if we don't do things the way she wants us to. Cute and annoying at the same time

bobcatsteph

Caroline gets pretty focused on a few things at a time. Right now, as soon as we get in the car, she wants her Caroline song on (ugh..we found a catchy song with her name in it and accidentally started the obsession). She's also obsessed with a little boy that used to be in her daycare class (he moved up a few months ago but they see each other on the playground). From my pov, it seems to be pretty typical 2 year old behavior.

balihaigirl

Yes, DS definitely gets obsessed with things.  For about 2 mos straight he wouldn't go anywhere without his Woody and Buzz Lightyear toys (and they were such a PITA to carry around)!   Then he got stuck on Thomas and some of his other trains.  Right now he's obsessed with his Cars, Lightning McQueen and Mater.  He has about 3 Lightning McQueen's and sometimes carries them around together no matter where he goes. 

amyliisa

Seems to be the norm for the age.  DS had/has a favorite thing since he was about 2, but it changes regularly.  It was trains/Thomas for a while after he first turned 2, then Mickey Mouse, Buzz & Woody, Cars/Lightning McQueen and Mater, and now it's rocketships.  We watched the launch of Atlantis last Friday on the NASA channel, which showed the clips from about 70 different cameras, overandoverandoverandover.  He was obsessed with it, and now all he talks about is taking a rocketship to the moon and getting moon rocks and crystals (this also has to do with his obsession with the DVD "Math Adventure To The Moon" from LeapFrog, which he has to watch every.single.day.)

Aside from all that, my DS is a lot like Rosie's, in that if things aren't done a specific way, or if he's not allowed to do them himself, he flips his shiit.  Just this morning I helped him put his shirt on because it's a tank top and he was getting his head and arms all in the wrong holes.  Epic meltdown because mean old mom wouldn't let him do it himself.  Oh, and a couple weeks ago he threw an all-out fit with his preschool teacher because she put his shoes on him, and he insisted they were "on the wrong feet!".  Turns out, another kid has the exact same shoes - DS's are Mediums and have an M on the inside sole, the other kid's are Larges and have an L on the inside sole.  DS was flipping out because he was convinced the ones with the L were his (you know, because L is for Logan, and nothing else!) and the ones with the M were the other kids.  Hence, in his mind, he was right that they were on the wrong feet - the wrong kid's feet!